The claimant must meet all of the following:
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be the widow(er) of a NH who died fully or currently insured;
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not be married (for conditions under which remarriage is not a bar to entitlement,
see RS 00208.035B);
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have filed an application for mother's/father's insurance benefits;
If the claimant was entitled to spouse's insurance benefits for the month before
the month the NH died, no application is required.
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not be entitled to widow(er)'s insurance benefits;
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not be entitled to retirement insurance benefits (RIB) equal to or exceeding the amount
of the unadjusted mother's/father's benefit; and
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have in-care a child of the deceased NH entitled to a child's insurance benefit. For
child-in-care requirements, see RS
00208.005.
For information on duration of marriage, see GN 00305.100. For information on relationship requirement for widow(er)’s, see RS 00207.001.