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SSA logo: link to Social Security Online home 1518. Can you file an application for the lump-sum death payment after the two-year filing period?

We may accept an application filed after the two-year filing period following the worker's death, provided there is good cause (defined in §1519) for your failure to file the application within that period.

Last Revised: March, 2001

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