I have legal guardianship for my partner. He passed away on August 22, 2019. He received his SSA benefits on the 3rd of every month. If SSA benefits are paid a month behind, then the benefits he received in August would have been for July. However, SSA states that he wasn't entitled for monthly benefits beginning August 2019. My question is this...he didn't receive any benefits on 09/03/19. Why would we need to pay back the benefits received on 08/03/19?
Social Security needs to provide a uniform explanation that is understandable. I'm not real sure Soc. Sec. employees know the right answer.
Explanations are written in English, yet I've found no one who knows the answer.
If SS even understands it's own policies, it is either very adept at being sneaky or too disoriented to communicate the right answer.
”the benefits are paid in the month following the month in which they are due. for example you receive your July benefit in August”.
correct me if I aam wrong but don't throw your vegetables at me.
Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to your question. However, I remember that back in 1983 my grandfather died March 29 or 30, and when my mother wondered why there was no SS check a few days later, the local postmaster (this was in a little village) said he had to send his SS check back because my grandfather had died before the end of the month.
What you need to know when you get retirement or Survivors Benefits.
What you need to when you get supplemental security income (SSI)
Publication No. 05-11011
"We pay Social Security benefits monthly. the benefits are paid in the month following for which they are due. for Example, you would receive your July benefit in August. Generally, the day of the month you receive your benefit payment depends on the birth date of the person for whose earnings record you receive benefits. for example, if you get benefits as a retired worker, we base your benefit payment date on your birth date. If you receive benefits based on your spouse's work, we base your benefit payment on yur spouse's date on your spouse's birth date."
Date of birth: Benefits paid each month on:
1st - 10th Second wednesday
11th - 20th Third Wednesday
21st - 31th Fourth Wednesday
"If you receive both Social Security and SSI benefits, your Social Security payment will arrive on the third of the month and your SSI payment will arrive on the first of the month."
Now all of that being retyped with my aching fingers, I would suggest that you take a copy of the death certificate and go to your local SS office to ensure that the correct date of death has been entered, to clarify the month for which the last payment was made, and to apply for the death benefit
The death benefit I received was no much but is intended to help off set the funeral costs. If I remember correctly it was $255.00. Not much for a $12K funeral and burial.
going to their office is a struggle but, worth the time.
I believe that you will receive the payment back.
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