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From: Rick Charnes <>
Subject: Social Security Death Index
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 06:24:58 -0700


Looking at records at the SSDI at ancestry.com makes this youngster
realize how ignorant he is of how social security works. I'm unclear
about what the LP 'Lump Sum Payment' field refers to. What is this lump
sum payment? After the individual dies who is covered by social
security, does the SSA then make a lump sum payment to his heirs? How
does this work? How is it determined who gets this? Or does the
covered individual request this (final?) lump sum payment to himself at
some point in his or her life?

Lastly, my record comes up with two different zip codes for LP and LR.
What does this indicate?

Feeling completely ignorant. Thanks very kindly.

Rick Charnes <>

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