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The following checklist is designed to help you
file for your Social Security benefits correctly
so that prompt payments may be made.
ELIGIBILITY
The deceased worker must have
credit for work covered by Social Security, ranging
from 1 1/2 to 10 years depending on his or her age
at death.
WHO MAY RECEIVE MONTHLY BENEFITS
- A widow or widower age
60 or older (50 if disabled), or at any age
if caring for an entitled child who is under
16 or disabled.
- A divorced widow or widower
age 60 or older (50 if disabled) if the marriage
lasted 10 years, or if caring for an entitled
child who is under 16 or disabled.
Unmarried children up to 18 (19 if they are
attending a primary or secondary school full
lime).
- Children who were disabled before
reaching 22, as long as they remained disabled.
- Dependent parent or parents
62 or older.
LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENT A one time payment of
$255 is paid in addition to the monthly cash
benefits described above. The lump-sum death
payment (LSDP) is paid in the following priority
order:
- A surviving spouse who lived
in the same household as the deceased person
at the time of death.
- A surviving spouse eligible
for or entitled to benefits for the month of
death.
- A child or children eligible
for or entitled to benefits for the month of
death.
APPLYING FOR BENEFITS
You must apply in order to receive
benefits. You may apply at any Social Security office
or, if you wish, you may apply by telephone. Just
dial the toll-free number 1-800-772-1213 and the
operator will schedule an appointment for you or
arrange for the local Social Security office to
take your claim by telephone.
SOCIAL SECURITY TELESERVICE
- DOING BUSINESS BY TELEPHONE
You may call Social Security
toll-free, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The
number to use is 1-800-772-1213. To speak with a
representative, call between the hours of 7:00am
and 7:00pm on regular business days. At other times
and on weekends and holidays, you may leave a message
and they will call you back, in most cases, the
next business day.
You may use the toll-free number to make an appointment
either in a Social Security office or telephone
to apply for benefits, transact other Social Security
business, or just ask questions.
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