Social security benefits orlando, and what Ive learned
Q: What will happen to my claim if I die while in the process of applying for benefits? A: The SSA states that when an individual who was or could have been eligible to receive social security benefits becomes deceased, surviving family member can request a Lump Sum Death Payment. This means that, if you were to die in the process of applying for social security benefits, your survivors may make a case for the social security benefits you may have earned after the waiting period. In order to receive the lump sum payment, your survivors must prove that you would have qualified for social security disability in the month of death. Lump Sum Death Payment of social security benefits is available only to particular surviving family members. When making the claim, the family will need to provide information and records about the deceased's social security benefits eligibility and application (if there was one).