Father and Mother benefits, available to surviving spouses who have a child under age 16 of a retiredworker or a deceased worker, are available at any age and are not reduced based on age.
In Pennsylvania, one of the most critical swing states, Jane MacLeod, a 73-year-old retired hospital social worker, and Norma Sue Madden, a 78-year-old retired administrative worker for local government, were volunteering for the Obama campaign outside a precinct, offering chairs and other assistance to voters while they waited to vote.