SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
Columbus Ohio
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 receiving social security, you may qualify to receive certain benefits. Graumlich Funeral Home will guide you through the process upon the death of your loved one.
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
Who Qualifies for Benefits?
- A widow or widower aged 60 or older
- A widow or widower at any age who is caring for the deceased’s child who is under age 16 or disabled and receiving child’s benefits.
- A surviving divorced spouse, under certain circumstances
- Younger than age 18
- Up to age 19 if he or she is a full-time student.
- Children in elementary or secondary school.
- Age 18 or older with a disability that began before age 22.
