To report the death of a beneficiary, you should: 1  Notify the bank or other financial institution of the beneficiary's death. 2  Request that the bank or other financial institution return any funds received for the month of death and later to Social Security as soon as possible.  Return checks to Social Security as soon as possible.
Durbin: We just went through a government shutdown of your creation. Itâs cost $30 billion for taxpayers, hundreds of thousands of jobs, and the Republican Party brand is at the lowest level in the last 30 years.
With less than three days to go before the latest deadline to avoid a government shutdown, Congress appears far apart on a deal to fund the government for the next six months (through the end of the fiscal year). And while President Obama has made clear his desire to avoid such a possibility, a shutdown is starting to look increasingly likely.