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Lump Sum Death Payment of social security benefits is available only to particular surviving family members. As part of the application process, the SSA will request information about the deceased's Social Security record and application (if they applied for social security benefits). The SSA will also want to see information about the deceased's overall disability, starting at fourteen months before death. Q: What will happen to my social security benefits, once I am already on them, and I die? A: When you are receiving social security benefits, and have paid social security taxes, some family members may be eligible to receive survivor's benefits upon your death. In general, for family members to receive survivor's social security benefits, ten or so years of work will be needed (though this does vary).