When is a spouse entitled to spouses insurance benefits on the workers Social Security record?
As the spouse of an insured worker, you are entitled to spouse’s insurance benefits if you meet the conditions below: The worker is entitled to retirement or disability insurance benefits; You have filed an application for spouse’s benefits; You are not entitled to a retirement or disability insurance benefit based on a primary insurance amount which equals or exceeds one-half the worker’s primary insurance amount; You either: Are age 62 or over; or Have in care (as defined in §312) a child under age 16 or disabled who is entitled to benefits on the worker’s Social Security record; and You meet one of the following conditions: You have been married to the worker for at least one continuous year just before he or she filed the application for benefits; You are the mother or father of the worker’s biological son or daughter (as defined in §324). This requirement is met if a live child was born to you and the worker. The child need not be living when you apply for benefits; You were entit
