How to refund the social security after the death of a person

The steps for refunding social security after a person's death are as follows:

1. Go to the police station where the household registration is located to issue a death certificate;

2. Prepare valid documents and household registration with the deceased's relatives;

3. Carry the above materials to the local social security office to handle the refund procedure;

4. The staff of the social security company will, within one month after the procedure, credit the full Funeral expenses will be credited to the deceased's payroll card;

5. The balance of the deceased's personal account, including the balance of the pension insurance personal account and the balance of the health insurance account, will be refunded to the legal heirs or the designated beneficiaries;

6. If the deceased is a retired enterprise, he or she can also apply for a funeral allowance of 10 months of the local social level salary for the year.

Conditions for social security refund:

1. The insured person died and the social security benefits in his personal account have not yet been collected;

2. The insured person's legal heirs or designated beneficiaries have the right to apply for a refund;

3. Proof of the death of the insured person and the identity of the relevant legal heirs must be provided;

4. If the insured person If the insured person had a designated beneficiary during his/her lifetime, he/she is also required to provide the corresponding designation documents;

5. The relevant procedures should be handled in accordance with the regulations of the local social security bureau.

In summary, the steps of social security refund after death include issuing a death certificate, preparing relevant documents, and going through the refund procedures. Funeral expenses will be credited to the payroll card of the deceased, and the balance of the personal account will be refunded to the legal heirs or designated beneficiaries, while corporate retirees can also apply for a bereavement allowance.

Legal basis:

Some Provisions on the Implementation of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 6

Employee's basic pension insurance individual account shall not be withdrawn in advance. If an individual leaves the country and settles before reaching the legal conditions for receiving the basic pension, his or her individual account shall be retained, and when the legal conditions for receiving the pension are reached, he or she shall be entitled to the corresponding pension insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the State. Those who have lost the nationality of the People's Republic of China may apply in writing to terminate the basic pension insurance relationship of employees when they leave the country or after they leave the country. Upon receipt of such an application, the social insurance agency shall inform the individual in writing of his or her right to retain an individual account and of the consequences of terminating the employee's basic pension insurance relationship, and upon written confirmation by the individual, terminate his or her employee's basic pension insurance relationship and pay the individual account's stored amount to the individual in a lump sum. Upon the death of an individual participating in employee basic pension insurance, the balance in his or her individual account can be inherited in its entirety in accordance with the law.