social security (pension, state, husband, wife)

[lawyerlarr]

husband
nystate pension $1269
soc sec $1605
college $287

wife
social sec $578

husband dies

what is wifes pension

[marmac]

For starters-------her SS will go from $578 to $1269 "

Why wasn't the wife getting $ 634 instead of $ 578 ?

I thouight the wife got either 50% of the husband's or her own------whichever was higher ???????????????

[akck]

I'm guessing the pension would depend on the option taken and what tier the husband was in. The pension could range anywhere from 0% to 100%.