Get Opm Form 2801 2010-2025

Social Security's Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP) is federally funded and managed by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). A surviving spouse or child may receive a special lump-sum death payment of $255 if they meet certain requirements.

50% of the employee's final salary (average salary, if higher), plus. $15,000 increased by Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) cost-of-living adjustments beginning 12/1/87.

Use Standard Form (SF) 2801, Application for Immediate Retirement, to apply for an immediate annuity. You can obtain the form from your employing agency or from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website. Submitting the Application. Submit the completed application to your employing agency.

Surviving spouse, full retirement age or older — 100% of the deceased worker's benefit amount. Surviving spouse, age 60 — through full retirement age — 71½ to 99% of the deceased worker's basic amount.

It takes around 60 days (2 months) to process applications for common cases. Your application could take longer if: We need additional information from you or your former employing agency.

Lump Sum Benefit If a former employee dies and no survivor annuity is payable, the retirement contributions remaining to the deceased person's credit in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, plus applicable interest, are payable. This lump sum is payable under the order of precedence.

The Office of Personnel Management started 2023 with a rise in its retirement claims processing backlog by 3,262. In January, OPM received 12,404 claims, an almost 7,000 increase compared to December. OPM only processed 9,142, leaving the inventory backlog at the highest level since October with 24,858 claims.

The spouse may be eligible for the Basic Employee Death Benefit, which is equal to 50% of the employee's final salary (average salary, if higher), plus $15,000 (increased by Civil Service Retirement System cost-of-living adjustments beginning 12/1/87).