New Social Security Rules 2024

New Social Security Rules 2024. On april 18, 2024, social security published a final rule, “intermediate improvement to the disability adjudication process: On january 1, several 2024 social security changes went into effect, which impact what beneficiaries receive.

For everyone else, that rule is officially dead. Under current law, a surviving spouse can receive either a survivors benefit — up to 100% of their spouse’s social security primary insurance amount — or their own social security benefit.