A surviving widow or widower may be eligible to receive a special death benefit payment of $255 on the worker's record. This payment can be made only to a spouse or minor children who meet certain requirements. Generally, this is how it applies:
First, the surviving spouse who was living in the same household with the worker when he or she died can receive the lump sum payment.
Second, if there's no eligible spouse to receive the payment, the lump sum can be paid to the worker's child (or children) who was:
receiving benefits on the deceased worker's earnings record during the month in which the worker died; or
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