How many months does social security pay after death?

Within 60 days after the death of the insured, the legal heir shall apply for cancellation of registration at the township convenience service center with relevant documents and receive funeral subsidies. Those who meet the conditions for receiving benefits will be paid according to the pension standard of the month of death 12 months, and those who do not meet the conditions for receiving benefits will be paid according to the basic pension of 6 months.

Can social security be refunded after a person dies?

Social security can be refunded when a person dies, but only the part paid by the individual can be refunded, and the part paid by the company cannot be refunded. The law stipulates that the balance of social security can be inherited. Not only can people withdraw the money from social security when they are dead, but they can also withdraw the money under certain circumstances, such as living overseas or reaching retirement age, but those who have not paid social security for 15 years and do not want to return it can apply for withdrawing the balance from social security.

Legal basis: Article 39 of the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance.

If an employee dies at work, his close relatives shall receive funeral subsidies, dependent relatives' pensions and one-time work-related death subsidies from the industrial injury insurance fund in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) the funeral subsidy is the average monthly salary of employees in the overall planning area for 6 months;

(2) The pension for supporting relatives shall be paid to the relatives who provided the main source of livelihood before the death of the employee and were unable to work because of work according to a certain proportion of the employee's salary. The standard is: spouse 40%, other relatives 30%, widowed elderly or orphans 10%. The total approved pension of dependent relatives should not be higher than the salary of employees who died at work. The specific scope of supporting relatives shall be stipulated by the administrative department of social insurance of the State Council;

(three) the standard of one-time work death allowance is 20 times of the per capita disposable income of urban residents in the previous year.