Ask Rusty – Can My Wife and I get Spouse Benefits from each other?

Dear Rusty: My wife and I are currently collecting Social Security. We both started receiving SS at 62 years old. That said, we get by on a tight budget.A retired friend told us about an option which allows a spouse to collect half (1/2) of the other spouse’s SS monthly income. My question has two parts: 1. Can we both collect on each other’s SS? And 2. Are there any...