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If you die while you are getting a pension, any benefits payable will depend on when you retired and if you have any dependants when you die.

What is Social Security Lump Sum Death Payment? Social Security's Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP) is federally funded and managed by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). A surviving spouse or child may receive a special lump-sum death payment of $255 if they meet certain requirements.

The Special Death Benefit is a monthly allowance to an eligible surviving spouse, eligible registered domestic partner, or unmarried child under age 22 equal to half of the member's average monthly salary for the last 12 or 36 months, regardless of the member's age or years of service credit.

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. An appointment is not required, but if you call ahead and schedule one, it may reduce the time you spend waiting to apply.

The spouse may be eligible for the Basic Employee Death Benefit, which is equal to 50% of the employee's final salary (average salary, if higher), plus $15,000 (increased by Civil Service Retirement System cost-of-living adjustments beginning 12/1/87).

In 1954, they capped the benefit at $255 – and it's remained at that level ever since. In 1983, when politicians were looking for ways to save money in the Social Security system, they restricted the payment of the one-time death payment only to a “spouse who was living with the deceased at the time of death.”

If you die within 10 years of retirement and you are under age 75, a lump sum death grant may be payable. The lump sum death grant is equal to 10 times your annual pension reduced by any pension already received.

Surviving spouse, full retirement age or older — 100% of the deceased worker's benefit amount. Surviving spouse, age 60 — through full retirement age — 71½ to 99% of the deceased worker's basic amount. Surviving spouse with a disability aged 50 through 59 — 71½%.

A death benefit is a payout to the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, annuity, or pension when the insured person or annuitant dies. With life insurance policies, death benefits are not usually subject to income tax and named beneficiaries typically receive the death benefit as a lump-sum payment.