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Claim for Amounts Due in Case of a Deceased Beneficiary

This form requests the SSN of the person(s) claiming underpayment of a deceased entitled individual. The SSN will facilitate computerized processing of the claim and is used for reporting payment information and identification of the payee to the Internal Revenue Service, if needed. Generally, the form is used where a surviving widow(er) is not already entitled to a monthly benefit on the same earnings record or is not filing for a lump-sum death payment as a living-with spouse, an SSA-1724 will be completed as a developmental form to assure proper payment.