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.
Hereâs a breakdown of some of the economic cost by our calculations: 1  About $3.1 billion in lost government services, according to the research firm IHS. 2  $152 million per day in lost travel spending, according to the U.S. Travel Association. 3  $76 million per day lost because of National Parks being shut down, according to the National Park Service.