A History of the Social Security Death Benefit
2020-08-15
1935 LUMP SUM DEATH BENEFIT: $96.93 The Lump Sum Death Benefit, or LSDB, makes its way all the way back to the original Social Security legislation of 1935. In 1935 Social Security did not pay out any survivor benefits, so if your spouse died, any payments going to the deceasedContinue Reading
