Survivor Benefits

The legislation would allow widows and widowers to keep survivor payments if they remarry.

The changes are effective October 18, 2018 and aim to make the benefit fairer. Read more.

Now is not the time to panic.

The families of two soldiers killed in a helo crash will not get government death benefits during the shutdown.

SBP open seasons are rare and allow those who previously declined coverage to enroll in the program.

For most military families, what is important is to hear that the service of their loved one profoundly matters to our nation...

Caregiver, survivor and veteran family issues soon will be pushed directly to the Department of Veterans Affairs' top...

The COLA fix creates a disparity in COLA protection between separate groups of disabled retirees, critics contend.

2016 National Defense Act returns divorced retiree's ability to give SBP coverage to a new spouse if the ex spouse dies