It shouldn't be a mystery. If your husband was getting SS, you should get his amount, now that you are his widow. I really hope the constituent services guy at your Congressperson's office will work this out. That is exactly what they are there for.
What distresses me is that this isn't happening in a straightforward manner. As I said above, I made the switch from collecting as a divorced spouse to my own account with no problem whatsoever, and got exactly what I thought I should get. I will encourage you again to go to your local SS office in person.
I do understand that the uncertainty involved is at best troublesome. But I'm sure it also adds to your personal financial insecurity, and that is very difficult.
I do hope you keep us informed on this. Especially if you can finally figure out what went wrong and how others of us could avoid similar problems.
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