Specifically, a rumored $16,728 bonus that had people wondering if it was true or not in 2024? Sadly, there's no real “bonus” that retirees who receive Social Security can collect.
A minor child whose parent is deceased can collect a Social Security Survivor benefit from the parent's record, if they had worked enough to qualify. If both parents are deceased, the child could collect whichever (parent's) benefit is higher.
These are the dependent spouse, until he/she remarries, and the dependent legitimate, legitimated, or legally adopted, and illegitimate children of the member who are unmarried, not gainfully employed and not yet 21 years old or if over 21 years old, provided they are incapacitated and incapable of self-support due to ...
If you are retired you can get your own social security benefits. You cannot get your parent's benefits. When one parents dies, the other parent gets their SS and when the last parent dies, then nobody gets their SS.
Yes, your mother may be eligible to receive your father's monthly Social Security checks after he passes away. This is known as a survivor benefit.
You can start your retirement benefit at any point from age 62 up until age 70. Your benefit will be higher the longer you delay your start date. This adjustment is usually permanent.