My father passed away on July 13, 2019, he was 88 years old. He has been receiving SSS pension since 2009. His bank account reflected the remittance for $525 on July 3, 2019 but SSS deducted the entirel amount after knowledge of his passing away.

May I know if this is correct since this remittance was for June 2019. And also he has about $200 balance from his bank but since the account was diactivated/ATM, I am not able to withdraw any amount from his bank account. Is this correct? Should I file a claim with SSS and complete a form?

I appreciate your kind help regarding this.

Thank you
Rusola

Hi Rusola,

I'm sorry for your loss. If your father died after the date that his check was directly deposited then his payment should not have been reclaimed by the Treasury department. In any event, though, your father was entitled to that payment, which as you point out was his payment for the month of June 2019.

You'd have to work with Social Security to get the reclamation action reversed, but it might be easier to file a claim for an underpayment. Social Security underpayments that were due to a deceased person can be paid to widow(er)s, children, parents, or estate representatives based on a priority order. For more information on filing a claim for an underpayment, refer to the following Social Security website: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-1724.html.

Best, Jerry