Survivors Benefits

There is a special one-time payment of a total of $255 payable to the f the widow/er who was living in the same household as the worker when the worker died. If there is no such person, the money is payable to:

• A surviving spouse who is not divorced from the worker who was not living with the deceased worker at time of death, providing he or she was entitled to or eligible for benefits as a widow/er, mother, or father for the month the worker died. If there is no such person, the money is payable to:

• Child/ren of the deceased worker. The child must have been eligible for benefits on the deceased's earnings record for the month the worker died. In the case of several children, each one is eligible for an equal share of the lump sum. If one or more of the children choose not to apply, those children who do apply may be paid only their proportionate share of the lump sum. The unpaid balance will remain unpaid unless those children who originally chose not to apply later decide to do so.

NOTE: Application for the lump-sum death payment must be filed within the 2-year period ending with the second anniversary of the insured worker’s death benefit.

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