If your family qualifies, Fredregill Family Funeral Home can complete all necessary paperwork required to begin to Social Security Benefits process when a death occurs.
- Form SSA-721, which informs the Social Security Administration of a death
- You DO NOT need to order a certified copy of the death certificate to send to the local Social Security Administration office
Who qualifies for monthly Social Security Benefits?
Certain family members may be eligible to receive monthly benefits, including:
- A widow or widower age 60 or older (age 50 or older if disabled);
- A surviving spouse at any age who is caring for the deceased's child under age 16 or disabled;
- An unmarried child of the deceased who is: Younger than age 18 (or age 18 or 19 if he or she is a full-time student in an elementary or secondary school) or Age 18 or older with a disability that began before age 22;
- Parents, age 62 or older, who were dependent on the deceased for at least half of their support;
- A surviving divorced spouse, under certain circumstances
One-time death benefit
A one-time payment of $255 can be paid to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the deceased; or, if living apart, was receiving certain Social Security benefits on the deceased's record. 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.
What should I do?
We will begin the process for you by filing the necessary initial form. You should contact the local Social Security Administration office to apply for benefits. You should call the office before visiting. The local office is located at:
2502 South 2nd Street
Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
641-752-6376
Toll free 1-800-772-1213
What do I need?
- Your Social Security number and the deceased worker's Social Security number
- A death certificate
- Proof of the deceased worker's earnings for last year (W-2 forms or self-employment tax return)
- Your birth certificate
- A marriage certificate, if you are applying for benefits as a widow, widower, divorced wife, or divorced husband
- A divorce decree, if you are applying for benefits as a divorced wife or husband
- Children's birth certificates and Social Security numbers, if applying for children's benefits
- Your checking or savings account information, if you want direct deposit of your benefits
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