Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act

Higher lump-sum Social Security payment

If enacted, this bill would set the one-time Social Security lump-sum death payment at $2,900 for deaths on or after January 1, 2025. For deaths in the calendar year 2025, the payment would be $2,900. For deaths in calendar years after 2025, the payment would be $2,900 increased by the percent change in the CPI-W between October 2024 and October of the year before the year of death. The resulting dollar amount would be rounded to the nearest $10. This change would apply only to the section 202(i) lump-sum death payment.