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Lump Sum Death Payments A Guide to Sources of Unearned Income 9 month he became disabled. The waiting period is not applicable to eligibility for SSI benefits. Social Security checks paid to retired workers may be adjusted to reflect earnings by the retired worker. Lump Sum Death Payments A lump-sum death payment of $255 is payable upon the death of an insured worker in the following order of priority: • To the spouse who was living in the same household; • To the spouse (excluding a divorced spouse) who is eligible for widow(er’s) benefits for the month of death; or • To the children who are eligible for benefits on the worker’s record for the month of death. Applications for lump-sum death benefits must be filed by the beneficiary within a two-year period unless the beneficiary is the widow(er) of the deceased worker, and was entitled to spouse’s benefits before the month in which the worker died. Medicare “Hospital Insurance Protection” means that insured persons may have benefits paid for certain hospital, physician, and related care services, (including surgery), home health services, and some items and services not covered under Part A, hospital insurance protection. The medical insurance protection is financed through premiums paid by each person who enrolls (or by the state where the person is enrolled under a Federal/State agreement) and through contributions appropriated from federal general revenues. Persons eligible for Medicare are listed below: • Age 65 or over, and; o Eligible for monthly Social Security benefits on the basis of covered work under the Social Security Act; or o Not eligible for monthly Social Security or railroad retirements benefits, but meet the requirements of a special transitional provision; or o Not eligible for monthly Social Security benefits or Railroad Retirement benefits, but voluntarily enroll and pay a monthly premium; or o Would be eligible for monthly Social Security benefits if their Federal employment had been covered under the Social Security Act; or o Qualified Railroad Retirement beneficiaries.