Find out what Social Security Survivor benefits are, who can get them, and how to apply.

You might be eligible for Survivor benefits if your spouse, ex-spouse, or parent worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died.

What you could get from Survivor benefits You could get a monthly payment based on the work history of the family member who died. You might also get Medicare based on their work history if you’re 65 …

This booklet gives you an overview of Social Security survivors benefits paid to the spouses and children of workers who die. This booklet isn’t intended to answer all the questions you may have. For more …

The Social Security Survivors Benefits Toolkit provides organizations with an overview of benefits survivors may be eligible for after the loss of a loved one. Survivors benefits provide monthly …

Mar 13, 2024 · A surviving spouse, surviving divorced spouse, unmarried child, or dependent parent may be eligible for monthly survivor benefits based on the deceased worker's earnings.

If a young person you teach, work with, or care for experiences the death of a parent, they may be eligible for monthly Social Security survivors benefit payments.

For some claims, we pay benefits from the time you apply and not from the time the worker died. Visit www.ssa.gov/ survivor to learn more about survivors benefits and how to apply.

Chapter 4: Survivors Benefits

Enter all your earnings from your Social Security Statement to get your estimated retirement, disability, and survivor benefits as well as estimated surviving spouse and child benefits.