What Is a Social Security Survivor Benefit? Here’s How It Works What happens to your Social Security benefits if your spouse passes away? In this short, I break down how survivor benefits work and what you can expect if you’re the surviving spouse. 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: ✅ The basic rules for Social Security survivor benefits 📅 Why the higher earner’s benefit often becomes the survivor’s check ➡️ What happens to your own benefit when you receive a survivor benefit 📝 Key things to underst