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Originally Posted by Michael G.
A friend of mine lost his wife December 8th.
On the 3rd. week in December, (her social security payment date) it wasn't posted in her check book
so he thought it was because she passed in December.
I said not true, she should have received her November S/S payment in December regardless.
He check w/S/S office and found out I was right.
All S/S payments are paid from the previous month.
His bank took the privilege of stopping that December payment.
What a crock. 
S/S had to send a form to his bank for the November back payment.
Now people in tv land I need to ask:
"How many people don't understand and lost out of billions of $$$$ on their spouse's
S/S check thinking no payment is paid on the month of passing??" |
When my husband died, the SS check that had been deposited in our joint account that same month was taken back without notice. After a phone call with SSA, I was told they cannot issue payment to someone who is deceased. However, I did receive the paltry $255 death benefit rather quickly, and then the payment they took back and the next two months’ payments three months later. Then I was set up with the survivor benefit that I have been receiving regularly ever since. Had nothing to do with the bank - funeral home notified Social Security and they swiftly take money back and take their time to get things corrected.