Social Security Death Reports
How To Report A Death To Social Security - AARP
You can do so by calling Social Security at 800-772-1213 or contacting your local Social Security office. A representative payee — a person or organization appointed by Social Security to manage benefit payments for someone no longer able to do so — is also responsible for reporting a beneficiary’s death as part of their larger duty to notify Social Security of any event affecting that person’s payments.
https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/report-death-to-social-security.html
Data Exchange – Requesting SSA’s Death Information
These files of death information include, if available, the deceased individual’s SSN, first name, middle name, surname, date of birth, and date of death. The full file of death information includes state death records. Pursuant to section 205 (r) of the Social Security Act, we only share the full file with certain Federal and State agencies.
https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html
What should I do when someone dies? · FAQ | SSA
Notify Social Security as soon as possible when someone getting benefits dies. In most cases, the funeral director will report the person’s death to Social Security. Give the funeral director the deceased’s Social Security number so he or she can report the death. See How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies for more information.
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02077
Social Security Death Index
Provided by the Unites States Social Security Administration, the SSDI can help you find Social Security Death Records, which contain information on anyone whose death has been reported to the U.S. Social Security Administration. In fact, it contains more than 94 million names and details about birth, death, and last residence.
https://socialsecuritydeathindex-search.com/
GN 02602.050 Reports of Death - Social Security Administration
A. Policy for accepting reports of death. SSA receives and processes reports of death from a variety of sources. Death information is used to terminate benefits of Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients. Reports of death also alert us to pursue claims for benefits to surviving spouses and children.
https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202602050
3 Simple Ways to Report a Death to Social Security - wikiHow
After calling in the death, a copy of the death certificate will need to be sent to the Social Security Administration. If it is taking a while to get a copy of the death certificate, you can still start the process of reporting a death. The process will just not be completed until the death certificate is filed. Method 3
https://www.wikihow.com/Report-a-Death-to-Social-Security
Survivors Benefits | SSA - Social Security Administration
If you need to report a death or apply for benefits, call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). You can speak to a Social Security representative between 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can find the phone number for your local office by using our Social Security Office Locator and looking under Social Security Office Information. The toll-free “Office” number is your local office.
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/
REQUEST FOR DECEASED INDIVIDUAL’S SOCIAL SECURITY RECORD
Yes Photocopy of Original Application for Social Security Card (SS-5) If SSN of deceased individual is provided, the fee is $21.00. If SSN of deceased individual is not provided, the fee is $21.00.
https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-711.pdf
Social Security Death Index Free Online | ObitsArchive
The public Social Security Death Index from the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) currently contains over 89 million death records and is updated weekly. The index is created from records of deceased persons possessing U.S. Social Security numbers, whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration.
https://www.obitsarchive.com/ssdi
Social Security Death Index - Information for Online Searching
The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a database of people whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration (SSA) beginning about 1962. A small number of deaths are listed before 1962. It was created from the Social Security Administration's Death Master File.
https://www.deathindexes.com/ssdi.html