Social Security after a tenant's spouse dies

[Ryan Irwin]

I have two tenants who are married and both are retired and on social security.  Unfortunately, one of the tenants health is not good and is currently in hospice.  They haven't been married for nine months (only seven months), so the standard SSA married survivor benefits aren't in place.  

They have been great tenants and I want to exhaust all the options to help them out.

My question is, has anyone seen any ways that the surviving spouse could receive some portion of their spouses SSI in this scenario (married less than nine months)?  Any other options for rent assistance/financial aid that might be available?