How do i find about benefits from the USPS for a retired (recently deceased) employee?

Answer 1

What craft? Here is some information provided by the NALC.

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What To Do In Case Of A Retired Carrier's Death

There are notifications which need to be made in order for survivor(s) to receive payment of retirement benefits and/or life insurance.

* Notify
Office of Personnel Managment
Retirement Operations Center
Boyers PA 16017
or call 1-88-767-6738

*Provide
Full name of deceased,
Date of birth,
Social Security number,
Date of death,
CSA claim number,
Survivor's name, address and relationship to the deceased.

For quicker action instead of Notifying the Office of Personnel Managment, contact:
NALC Retirement Department
100 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20001-2144
1-202-393-4695
call toll free 1-800-424-5186
Monday, Wednesday or Thursday
10 am- 12 noon or 2-4 pm
(Eastern time)

NALC will alert OPM so that survivor benefits will commence as quickly as possible, and will send you the application for death benefits under the retirement system; and claim for death benefits, Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program

Return any uncashed checks to the address on accompanying Treasury Department envelope. If payments Electronic Funds Transfer to a bank or other financial institution, contact them with the retiree's date of death and advise them to return any future payments to the Treasury Department.

*Obtain enough death certificates for your needs from mortuary officials (they may suggest how many)

*Other possible notifications:
a. Local NALC Union office
b. The Veteran's Administration if retiree is a veteran, local office and/or commanding officer of local military installation
c. Decedents's bank or other financial institutions
d. Social Security Administration local office or phone them at 1-800-772-1213
e. Other insurance companies regarding life insurance coverage, hospitalization, home or automobile
If NALC, Mutual Benefit Association,
100 Indiana Avenue, NW, room 510
Washington DC 20001-2144
or call 1-202-638-4318;
or NALC Health Benefit Plan,
20547 Waverley Court
Ashburn VA 20149
or call 1-703-729-4677

Answer 2

Someone from the Human Resources dept. should talk to
you about it. Call them and schedule an appt.

Answer 3

I want to put in a change of address and change the deductions to my check.