What about the social security of the deceased elderly?

According to the law, after the old man dies, the balance in social security is inherited by his successor. According to the law, after the death of an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance, his successor will bring the insured's ID card and personal account manual of the old-age insurance to the insured institution to apply for cancellation. The balance in the personal account of the deceased plus interest is all taken as the inheritance and collected by the heir.

If it is an enterprise retiree, I will issue a death certificate to the local police station where my household registration is located, apply to the social security service center with my household registration book and valid proof of the relationship with the deceased, refund all the fund balance of the deceased's personal account, and pay the bereavement allowance of 10 month local social security salary. After the death of a retiree, his legal heir shall report the funeral subsidy to the social insurance agency within 3 months. When handling, fill in the Application Form for Death and Funeral Subsidy for Enterprise Retirees and hand it over to the community for seal. After the signature of the social security officer, the original and photocopy of the retiree's cremation certificate and the photocopy of the representative's ID card shall be presented to the social security bureau's endowment insurance service hall for funeral expenses.

Retirees who live in non-cremation areas for a long time, in addition to filling out the Application Form for Funeral Subsidies for Death of Enterprise Retirees, also need to provide the death certificate of the public security organ, the legal heir certificate, the non-cremation area certificate issued by the civil affairs department at or above the county level and the long-term residence certificate issued by the public security organ. After the death of an enterprise retiree, the immediate family members who meet the support conditions shall declare their death at the same time, and report to the social insurance agency the monthly relief money received by the immediate family members. After being examined and determined by the social insurance agency, fill in the archives of retirees' immediate family members and collect the information of retirees' immediate family members. From the month following the death of the retiree, monthly living relief funds will be paid to the immediate family members supported by the retiree. Funeral expenses vary from place to place. Generally, it is a one-time subsidy for the basic retirement fee of 3 months.

legal ground

Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (revised on 20 18).

Seventeenth individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance, due to illness or non-work-related death, their survivors can receive funeral grants and pensions; Persons who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund.