The Social Security Administration (SSA) distributes payments for retirees, people with a disability, spouses, and survivor benefits. As of January 2025, the average survivor benefit is $1,545 for all recipients.
Therefore, this will be the recipient group this information is focused on. For your information, Social Security will only deliver payments on February 19 if you meet the birthday requirements.
Social Security survivor benefits on Feb. 19
To get a monthly survivor benefit payment from the Administration on the 19th, you must have been born from the 11th to the 20th. Hence, if your birthday falls from the 1st to the 10th, you will get your next payment on March 3.
Those whose birth date is from the 21st to the 31st will receive survivor benefits on the 26th. Of course, the remaining Social Security checks in February will be delivered if you:
- have filed for survivor benefits
- got approval
- were born after the 10th
- are not receiving SSI
- started getting survivor benefits after May 1997
- have not broken SSA rules
Possible survivor benefits amounts confirmed by Social Security
The Agency has confirmed that depending on the survivor group you belong to, you may receive a different payment amount. While the average amount for all survivor recipients is $1,545.57, it will be $1,133.60 for children of deceased workers.
If you belong to the group “Nondisabled widow(er)s”, the average amount will be about $1,832.47. Those who are “Disabled widow(er)s” can receive a Social Security check of about $951.06.
Besides, widowed mothers and fathers can receive $1,316.11. Although many people do not know about this type of survivor benefits, parents of deceased workers can sometimes qualify. On average, they receive $1,675.42.
If compared to retirement or SSDI benefits, there can be significant differences. For example, retirees will receive about $1,976 on February 19 while SSDI about $1,580. All survivor average benefits are lower than average retirement payments.
