Social Security: Revisiting Benefits for Spouses and Survivors.

The article discusses the social security benefits for spouses and survivors of workers covered by the Social Security program in the U.S. Topics include the history of the auxiliary benefits from the system of Old-Age Insurance program to the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) program, the benefits are based on the benefit amount received by a primary earner or an insured worker, and the role played by spousal and survivors benefits to ensure women's retirement security.