Bring Original and One Copy: Bring the original and at least one copy of the complete and notarized Affidavit of Death to the County Clerk's office in the county where the property is located. Bring Personal Identification: The county clerk may require you to show personal identification.
Proof of death — either from a funeral home or a death certificate. Your SSN, and the deceased worker's SSN. Your birth certificate. Your marriage certificate if you're a surviving spouse.
Spouses and ex-spouses Payments start at 71.5% of your spouse's benefit and increase the longer you wait to apply. For example, you might get: Over 75% at age 61.
Military duty status at time of death is not a factor in determining eligibility. $255 has not changed since its inception and is not indexed for inflation. Application is made by calling 1-800-772-1213. (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or by visiting your local Social Security office.
Usually, you can't get surviving spouse's benefits if you remarry before age 60 (or age 50 if you have a disability). But remarriage after age 60 (or age 50 if you have a disability) won't prevent you from getting benefit payments based on your former spouse's work.
Bring Original and One Copy: Bring the original and at least one copy of the complete and notarized Affidavit of Death to the County Clerk's office in the county where the property is located. Bring Personal Identification: The county clerk may require you to show personal identification.