The U.S. House has approved increases in a special monthly allowance paid to 54,000 military widows who have seen their survivor benefits cut or stopped because they also receive compensation from ...

Federal rules cut off survivor benefits for those who remarry after a military spouse's death.

This week my colleague Terry Howell (King of Military Benefits) sent me a story about how military widows don’t qualify for educational benefits from the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Their kids do.

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The VA benefit is paid in cases in which military members died on duty or of service-related causes later.

Congress moved Wednesday to restore benefits that help cover funeral and travel expenses for families of fallen military members, but the oversight was "wrong," says one military widow.

That’s because existing federal rules cut off military benefits to military widows and widowers who get remarried before age 55. Living unmarried with a new partner doesn’t carry the same penalty.

A bipartisan effort to repeal the so-called "military widow's tax" appears to be headed for success after it was included as a provision of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

Military widows and widowers can lose military benefits if they remarry before age 55. NPR's A Martinez talks to Military Times reporter Leo Shane III about attempts to end the remarriage penalty.

Military widows and widowers can lose military benefits if they remarry before age 55. NPR's A Martinez talks to Military Times reporter Leo Shane III about attempts to end the remarriage penalty.