QUESTION:

Death benefit

How does a spouse claim a death benefit? My friend, Frieda Pool, passed away on June 20 at the age of 99. Her husband, Clarence Pool, also 99, is wondering how he collects her death benefit from Social Security. Frieda's body was donated for science to the USC medical lab in Los Angeles and we were told they nofified SS that Mrs. Pool died; but they couldn't tell him how to collect the money from SS.
asked by emc1948@yahoo.com, 7/28/2008
Categories: Spouses
ANSWERS:
Answered by: Editorial, 08/04/08
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The following web page should help you know how to collect the Social Security death benefit.

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10084.html#3

You may also wish to call the Social Security Administration directly. They can be reached by calling 1-800-772-1213. You can speak to a Social Security representative between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If Mrs Pool had a life insurance policy on her you would also want to contact the life insurance company to collect benefits from them.

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