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Social Security Benefits

We designed this checklist to make sure you are filing your Social Security benefits correctly.

 


 

Eligibility

The deceased worker must have credit for work covered by Social Security ranging from 1 1/2 to 10 years depending on his or her age at death in order to receive monthly benefits. Those eligible for monthly benefits include:

  • A widow or widower age 60 or older (50 if disabled) or at any age if caring for an entitled child who is under 16 or disabled
  • A divorced widow or widower age 60 or older (50 if disabled) if the marriage lasted 10 years or if caring for an entitled child who is under 16 or disabled
  • Unmarried children up to 18 (19 if they are attending a primary or secondary school full-time)
  • Children who were disabled before reaching 22 as long as they remained disabled
  • Dependent parent or parents 62 or older



Lump-Sum Death Payment

A one-time payment of $255 is paid in addition to the monthly cash benefits described above. The lump-sum death payment (LSDP) is paid in the following priority order:

  • A surviving spouse who lived in the same household as the deceased person at the time of death
  • A surviving spouse eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death
  • A child or children eligible for or entitled to benefits for the month of death



Applying for Benefits

You must apply in order to receive benefits. You may apply at any Social Security office, by phone at (800) 772-1213, or online at www.ssa.gov.

Messinger Indian School Mortuary
Phone: (480) 945-9521
7601 East Indian School Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary
Phone: (480) 502-3378
8555 East Pinnacle Peak Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Messinger Fountain Hills Mortuary
Phone: (480) 837-5588
12065 North Saguaro Boulevard 
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Messinger Payson Funeral Home
Phone: (928) 474-2800
901 South Westerly Road
Payson, AZ 85541

Paradise Memorial Gardens
Phone: (480) 860-2300
9300 East Shea Boulevard  
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Paradise Memorial Crematory
Phone: (480) 451-4255
9300 East Shea Boulevard  
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Mountain Meadows Memorial Park & Crematory
Phone: (928) 474-2800
355 W. Round Valley Rd.,
Payson, AZ 85541

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Phone: (602) 430-6866
2135 South 15th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034


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