Australia
To get your social security benefit payment amount sent to you at your correct address or state you should contact your local social security office to make sure that this is done correctly.
Tax File Number (TFN)
They are being sent out by the social security number if you're receiving a paper check. If you filed using direct deposit, then all of them should (in theory) be distributed as of Friday may 2nd.
The taxes are sent to the taxing authorities. For example, your federal income taxes and Social Security taxes are sent to the IRS. State taxes are sent to your state tax department. Other deductions are sent to the appropriate party. Charity deductions are sent to the charity. Insurance deductions are sent to the insurance company (or kept by your employer if they are self-insured). Savings deductions are sent to the savings institution. 401k deductions are sent to the 401k trustee.
If you are a U.S. citizen, you may receive your Social Security payments outside the United States as long as you are eligible for them. However, there are some countries that the payments cannot be sent, so it would best to contact your Social Security Office to find out which are the ones.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) link, below, indicates that the IRS sent the May 2008 stimulus checks according to the last two digits of the recipients social security number.
United states
The Social Security Administration issues Social Security numbers.
No. A dead person cannot be sent social security and you cannot collect social security for another person, especially a dead one. ADDED: The above answer is in error. If you are a qualifying and eligible spouse or child of a deceased SS beneficiary you may be eligible. See: http://www.ssa.gov/ww&os2.htm
Usually at age 62 you can file for your own social security benefits. Would depend on what type of widows pension this is. Go to the SSA gov website SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ONLINE and use the search box where you can find some information
SSA, as used in "Social Security" is the abbreviation of the agency itself - Social Security Administration. http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Social+Security+Administration