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Social Security and death. Now what?
Tom Margenau answers a variety of important questions as they pertain to Social Security and the death of a loved one in this brief Q and A article. It’s the issue of dealing with that last Social Security check that befuddles folks. Margeneau notes, “You have to start out by understanding two rules. Rule No. 1: Social Security benefits are always paid after the month is over. In other words, the check you get in February is the Social Security payment for January. And Rule No. 2: Social Security benefits are never prorated. So, you have to be alive every day of a month in order to be due a Social Security benefit for that month.” Read full piece here.
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