survivor benefits
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Survivor benefits are payments made to the family members of a deceased person, typically through Social Security, pensions, or life insurance.
A surviving spouse, dependent children, or sometimes parents may qualify: She applied for survivor benefits after her husband died.
The amount usually depends on the deceased's earnings history or policy terms.
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- pension planRetirement savings arrangement
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- gold star familyRelatives of fallen servicemember
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