My father died 12 years ago. i receive soc. sec. death benefits. I was wondering how long they lasted.?

Question

any Info will be nice. ive heard that as long as i am unmarried and still in school i will recieve the check, but do i still have to live in my moms house? and can i sign the check over to me when i turn 18?is all this true or not. if you cant help i would appreciate to know who i can ask. he was in the viatnam war,if that has anything to do with it. thank you for your help

Answer 1

Thumbs up to the first guy.
My father died when I was 16 and I received the checks, in my name, until I was 18. They stop after that. I went to Purdue University full time and my sister went to college full time also. She never got a check because she was 18 already even though she was a full time college student.

Answer 2

You can receive Children's Benefits until age 18 if you are unmarried. If you are attending High School full time when you turn 18, you can continue to receive "Student" Benefits until you graduate or turn 19. If you are attending High School on your 19th Birthday, you can receive benefits for 2 more months. You can also continue to receive benefits if you are determined to be disabled under Social Security Rules. You do not have to live in your Mom's House and when you turn 18, the checks will normally come in your name alone.

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Answer 3

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your Father.

Usually social security benefits end at age 18 or until you graduate from high school. You may be able to get them transferred to your name if you turn 18 and are still in high school. You can call the social security office for direct assistance and information concerning your benefits. Be sure you have all the information handy, so they can pull your case up on the computer. They usually do not require that you stay in your Mom's house. But if you are under 18 the check will continue to go to her or a designated agent. The check will not continue after you are 18 and graduated unless you are disabled yourself.

Social Security has a toll-free number that operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday: 1-800-772-1213. If you have a touch-tone phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

Your Dad's Veitnam service does not have anything to do with your social security benefits.

If your Dad's death was related to his Veitnam service (service connected disability example cancer from agent orange etc) you may be elligible for Veterans Educational Benefits for Dependants. But only if he was disabled and/or died from a service connected disability. You or your Mother can contact the local American Legion or Disabled American Veterans and they have National Service Volunteers who can help you in this area. It's worth checking into. You can find their local offices in the phone book.

Answer 4

i do no longer think of you would be pronounced for this question, is a honest question, I misplaced my dad final December and that i'm just about 40 properly in a single year i will LOL yet yet I felt like a newborn whilst he died helpless and abandon is being twelve months of his loss of lifestyles and in some cases I purely burst in to tears and that i purely cry like a infant.. My dad became the best dude on the earth we had some solid cases, and that i think of it relatively is the reason I omit him a lot, so of course the loss of lifestyles of a discern do influence anybody it impacts us as a results of fact we predict of is in no way going to be ours that die yet finally anybody dies and after we ought to stand it relatively is amazingly difficult, i'm sorry to take heed to approximately your dad and mom if is any style of help I console my self questioning i might won't be able to see him yet he can see me and he's around whilst i think on my own, he nevertheless lives in my coronary heart, you do the comparable and it's going to deliver some style of convenience. solid success expensive. My prayers are with you..

Answer 5

I believe they end the day you turn 18 now. They used to continue while you were in school, but I believe the rules have changed.

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Answer 6

my son also receives death benefits and i was told he will receive them til he turns 18. im so sorry to hear about your dad.