According to the SSA, the numbers are not recycled. Upon an individual's death, the number is removed from the active files and is not reused. Recycling numbers might become an issue someday, but not any time soon -- statisticians say that the nine-digit SSN allows for approximately one billion possible combinations.
Social security may not stop when you die. It depends on the situation. The social security office will know how to apply your particular situation.
how many people die each year who are social security recipients
we all die
If you die you don't need the check
They remain in the Social Security fund to be paid to other beneficiaries.
They're expecting you to die soon.
If you die you cannot possibly pay child support. The custodial parent needs to apply for Survivor's Benefits through the Social Security Administration.
You are given a social security number the day you are born. You do not choose it. It is automatically yours to own forever. Every individual has their very own social security number that they own until they die. This is why it is important to take care of your social security card. If it is stolen, the person who has it can steal your identity and use it anyway they want, If you lose your social security card, notify the social security office as soon as possible. That person who stole it now ha become you, with regards to finances and you will be responsible for theft if you do not report it immediately to the banks and stores and everyone else you do business with.
I'm 79 yrs old can I continue to collect my social security and my husband should he die?
if we dont recycle erath will get pluted bad and we can die but if we recycle nothing will happen
No one will get it. Your parents paid for other people's social security. Just as younger people pay for your parents. Your parents do not have a balance for their social security. The government pays eligible people a certain amount until they die.
The number 'dies' with you. It is not recirculated ever again.