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Subject: Re: Fw: [APG] Social Security Death Benefit
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 22:17:24 EST


In a message dated 11/1/2003 10:03:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
So in the vast majority of cases the death benefit was sent to the suriving
spouse who was living with the deceased as the time of his or her death or the
minor dependent child of the deceased
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Allison-

This is the CURRENT policy--but this was not always the case. The lump sum
death payment used to be payable to whoever paid the funeral bill if a
qualifying relative wasn't found. The person had to submit proof that they had paid
the bill. I'm not sure exactly when the policy changed to that which you cited
but not more than a few years ago. So in older cases, there is a chance that
knowing who was the payee for the LSDP could provide you with genealogical
information.

Joan

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