if someone dies while on ssi will his spouse be able to draw on it after his death?

Answer 1

Yes there is a widow death benefit.

§ 404.336 Who is entitled to widow's or widower's benefits as a surviving divorced spouse. [20 CFR SEC 404.336]
Current through August 7, 2001; 66 FR 41430
You may be entitled to widow's or widower's benefits as the surviving divorced wife or the surviving divorced husband of a person who was fully insured when he or she died. You are entitled to these benefits if--
(a) You are the insured's surviving divorced wife or surviving divorced husband and--
(1) You were validly married to the insured under State law as described in § 404.345 or are deemed to be validly married as described in § 404.346; and
(2) You were married to the insured for at least 10 years immediately before your divorce became final;
(b) You apply, (with exceptions omitted)
(c) You are at least 60 years old; or you are at least 50 years old and have a disability as defined in § 404.1505 and--
(1) Your disability started not later than 7 years after the insured died or 7 years after you were last entitled to mother's or father's benefits or to widow's or widower's benefits based upon a disability, whichever occurred last;
(2) Your disability continued during a waiting period of 5 full consecutive months, (with complicated, rare exceptions, omitted);
(d) You are not entitled to an old-age benefit that is equal to or larger than the insured person's primary insurance amount; and
(e) You are unmarried, unless for benefits for months after 1983--
(1) You remarried after you became 60 years old; or
(2)(i) You are now age 60 or older;
(ii) You remarried after attaining age 50 but before attaining age 60; and
(iii) At the time of the remarriage, you were entitled to widow(er)'s benefits as a disabled widow(er); or
(3)(i) You are now at least age 50 but not yet age 60;
(ii) You remarried after attaining age 50; and
(iii) You met the disability requirements in paragraph (c) of this section at the time of your remarriage (i.e., your disability began within the specified time and before your remarriage).

Answer 2

a surviving spouse will receive the spouse's social security when that person reaches age 60. However, if there are children under 18 years of age, income can be drawn for the dependents.

After age 18, benefits stop.

Answer 3

I have heard that if you are married to that person for 10 years or more then you can but I don't know how true that is.

Answer 4

No, not disability insurance. You will be able to collect on his social security when you retire, though.

Answer 5

no they have to check the box on the front and mail it back to the tresuary dept.

Answer 6

only if they hide the corpse in a freezer and don't report their death