Yes. The Supreme Court recently struck down a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman only. As a result of this ruling, federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, cannot deny benefits to same-sex couples that reside in states that recognize their marriage. Iowa is one of thirteen states that currently recognize same-sex marriage, so a married same-sex couple living in Iowa should be entitled to social security spousal or survivor benefits.
