Dear Savvy Senior: What types of funeral benefits are available to veterans? My 83-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, served during the Vietnam War. — Planning Ahead Dear Planning Ahead: ...

Social Security may provide a one-time $255 death benefit to your loved ones when you die. But that amount has not changed in 70 years. A new bill has been introduced in the Senate to raise that ...

What types of funeral benefits are available to old veterans? My 83-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, served during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ ...

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The payment of the one-time death payment is limited to a “spouse who was living with the deceased at the time of death.” Jupiterimages / Getty Images Q: My husband of 49 years died a few months ago.

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When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their loved ones may qualify for a one-time $255 lump-sum death payment. Yet that amount has not changed in 70 years — since 1954 — while inflation has pushed ...