My mom passed away on July 2nd. Her SS check was automatically deposited on the 3rd. Evidently the funeral home notified SS that she passed away, which is customary for them to do. By the 8th SS tried to pull the check back out but since I had sent some of her bills off there wasn't enough money left in her account which left her account overdrawn. Also, since there wasn't enough in the account for SS to collect they froze her account!!! After spending hours at the bank, talking to different people at SS (in person and over the phone) I was directed to the US Treasury Dept. (who issues the checks). Now, SS told me that the check was definitly my mother's since she passed away in July,reguardless of how early in the month, as it's for the month of June. The rather unpleasant person at the Treasury Dept. said this is not true!!!! Can someone clear this up?
The reason I immediately reported my mom's death, even though I knew her check would probably be reimbursed to the family is that a friend of hers "forgot" to report her mother's death to SS and kept on spending the money. When it was discovered, the lady almost had to go to federal prison! She ended up having to repay the money and doing a certain number of community service. Lesson learned! Don't assume anything with the government unless you hear it yourself and see it in writing!
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