Social Security Services

Social Security Services For:

• A widow or widower age 60 or older (50 if disabled), or at any age if caring for an entitled child who is under 16 or disabled.
  
• A divorced widow or widower age 60 or older (50 if disabled) if the marriage lasted ten years, or if caring for an entitled child who is under 16 or disabled.
  
• Unmarried children up to 18 (19 if they are attending a primary or secondary school full-time).
  
• Children who were disabled before reaching 22, as long as they remained disabled.
  
• Dependent parent or parents 62 or older.

Contact McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home to learn more.

Eligibility

The deceased worker must have credit for work covered by Social Security. Up to ten years of work is needed to be eligible for benefits depending on the person’s age at the time of death.

Lump-Sum Death Penalty

A one-time payment of $255 can be paid to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the deceased; or, if apart, was receiving certain Social Security benefits on the deceased’s records. If there is no surviving spouse, the payment is made to a child who is eligible for benefits on the deceased’s record in the month of death.

Applying for Benefits