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Are you a survivor of someone who was receiving Social Security benefits? If so, you or another family member may qualify for monthly survivors' benefits. As the survivor, if you are the spouse, child or parent of someone who has worked long enough under the Social Security Administration you may qualify to receive certain benefits.
Social Security Death Benefits are paid to widows, widowers, and dependents of a deceased eligible worker. This benefit, meant to assist with a family’s financial burden of losing the lost loved one’s income, is particularly important for young families with children.
Monthly benefit amounts are based on the earnings of the person who died. The more they paid into Social Security, the higher your benefits would be. This amount is a percentage of the deceased’s basic Social Security benefit.
Additionally, a one-time lump-sum death payment of $255 can be paid to the surviving spouse if he or she is living with the deceased; or if living apart, was receiving certain Social Security benefits on the deceased’s record. When there is no surviving spouse, the payment is made to a child who is eligible for benefits.
~ Younger than age 18
~ Up to age 19 if he or she is a full-time student
~ Children in elementary or secondary school.
In Ohio the funeral director creates the death certificate through the Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) which automatically reports the person’s death to social security, However, in the rare event that the notification doesn't go through to social security, the surviving spouse or a family member will need to contact Security Administration as soon as possible to report the death. We will guide the family through this process.
If you need to report a death or apply for benefits, or have questions about qualifying to receive survivor’s benefits, call
1-800-772-1213.
Additional information is available online at ssa.gov/benefits/survivors.
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