My grandmother passed away a little over 2 months ago and my grandfather went through all the Social Security mumbo jumbo with that and received the full death benefit check from the state. He has recently gotten a second check on his SS card for the exact amount my grandmother was drawing and on the same day she would have received it. Should he be getting this every month now? I've asked around and everyone says he does get the money, but I don't want him to spend it and then have to pay it all back. He barely makes it by as is.
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He would need to call Social Security to be sure, but he could very well be drawing on her account.
As the survivor, he could a percentage of her check if he is not on social security yet. He cannot draw two checks. He needs to call Social Security
No one should be receiving 2 checks in their name. Your grandfather probably receives his own check and your grandmother (before her death) received a check/payment in her name.
I read it that the first check he got was her death benefit. So, if that were the case, he could be getting 2 checks--one for the death (a one time check) and then the monthly. Normally (at least in my area) they are direct deposited except for the death check, and the first one following.
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