Fl Widowed

Widow or widower, full retirement age or older100 percent of your benefit amount. Widow or widower, age 60 to full retirement age71½ to 99 percent of your basic amount. Disabled widow or widower, age 50 through 5971A½ percent. Widow or widower, any age, caring for a child under age 1675 percent.

Form SSA-8 Information You Need To Apply For Lump Sum Death Benefit. You can apply for benefits by calling our national toll-free service at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or by visiting your local Social Security office.

Spousal benefits are based on a living spouse or ex-spouse's work history. Survivor benefits are based on a deceased spouse or ex-spouse's work history. The maximum spousal benefit is 50% of the worker's full retirement age (FRA) benefit.

En espanol Only the widow, widower or child of a Social Security beneficiary can collect the $255 death benefit. Priority goes to a surviving spouse if any of the following apply: The widow or widower was living with the deceased at the time of death.

If a widow or widower who is caring for the worker's children receives Social Security benefits, they're still eligible if their disability starts before those payments end or within seven years after they end.

Within a family, a child can receive up to half of the parent's full retirement or disability benefit. If a child receives survivors benefits, they can get up to 75 percent of the deceased parent's basic Social Security benefit.It can be from 150 to 180 percent of the parent's full benefit amount.

If your widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse remarries after they reach age 60 (age 50 if disabled), they will continue to qualify for benefits on your Social Security record. However, if their current spouse is a Social Security beneficiary, they may want to apply for spouse's benefits on their record.

Social Security offers recipients a lump-sum death benefit. As of 2018, the benefit amount is $255.Although a spouse may choose to apply the payment towards funeral costs, the benefit cannot be paid to funeral homes or estates for funeral expenses. If there is no qualifying recipient, the benefit is not paid.

Form SSA-8 Information You Need To Apply For Lump Sum Death Benefit. You can apply for benefits by calling our national toll-free service at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or by visiting your local Social Security office.