Update: On November 12, the Supreme Court denied a stay on a ruling that struck down Kansas’s same-sex marriage ban, allowing same-sex marriages to move forward in the state.
Related reading: Know Your Rights (KYR) is an initiative designed to educate and motivate LGBT elder couples to file claims for their earned benefits with the Social Security Administration.
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A judge struck down Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban. Here’s where each state stands.
via VOX.
The ruling will affect everything from access to spousal pension and retirement accounts, health benefits and more. But Social Security really is the headliner. Recognition of same-sex marriage in all 50 states will guarantee access to Social Security’s spousal and survivor benefits, which are the most valuable features of the program.
via Reuters.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will End Social Security Discrimination for Families Nationwide.
Same-sex couples may have won marriage equality, but some gay and lesbian individuals have been left wondering if their unions are still less than equal in the eyes of the government.
via New York Times.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will End Social Security Discrimination for Families Nationwide.
Until the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages, Social Security was a crapshoot for gay couples. The Social Security Act says that in order for a surviving or former spouse to receive benefits from a worker’s record, the state that couple lived in needed to recognized their marriage. So if a same-sex married couple were legally married in one state but lived in a state that didn’t recognize their marriage, no spousal benefits could be claimed.
via Huffington Post.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will End Social Security Discrimination for Families Nationwide.
It ends the discriminatory patchwork of laws that has given some same-sex partners legal rights that were denied to their neighbors in other states. It will also impact access to federal benefits like Social Security. For those Americans who rely on Social Security for retirement, disability, spousal and survivor benefits this ruling finally clears the way for the universal and fair distribution of benefits to all who have earned them.
via NCPSSM.
Learning about #socialsecurity for #samesex married couples @NCPSSM @OaklandPride @EBStonewallDems @calwellness #LGBT
via Twitter.
Earlier today, the National Committee Foundation held an event called Know Your Rights.
The experts on the panel explained how Social Security benefits have changed for the LGBT community since the Windsor decision, and how seniors can potentially maximize their benefits.
Today Lambda Legal filed suit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of Kathy Murphy, a Texas widow denied spousal benefits after the death of her wife, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (the National Committee), arguing that denying Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses because they live in states that discriminate against their marriages violates the U.S. Constitution.
The Supreme Court’s June decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide was an enormous civil-rights victory for same-sex couples across the United States. Now it looks as if it could be a financial victory as well: The Social Security Administration recently made it clear that Social Security benefits will be fully available to same-sex couples. Here’s what we know so far and how it could possibly affect the finances of newly married couples.
via Motley Fool.
Seniors went to Capitol Hill earlier this month to tell Congress why their current #SocialSecurity benefits are inadequate. Boost Social Security Now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/ @RepJohnLarson
