My mom died 2/24/2019. Her Social Security check was deposited into her checking on 3/1/2019. With that I paid a lot of her bills. The social security put a hold of her remaining amount of 585.00 which brought her account down to a 0 balance. Are they allowed to take her last check?
From the SS website:
“If a beneficiary dies
Let us know if a person receiving Social Security benefits dies. We can’t pay benefits for the month of death. That means if the person died in July, the check received in August (which is payment for July) must be returned.
If the payment is by direct deposit, notify the financial institution as soon as possible so it can return any payments received after death.”