Deceased Survivor Benefits
Death of a Survivor Annuitant Under CSRS or FERS
If an individual receiving recurring CSRS or FERS monthly survivor annuity
payments dies, the survivor annuity payments terminate on the last day of the
month before the one in which the survivor died. If a surviving spouse/former
spouse dies who is receiving the FERS Basic Employee Death Benefit in installments,
any remaining installments will be paid as a lump sum death benefit.
Please notify OPM of the death of a CSRS or FERS survivor annuitant.
Call, write, or use the Online
Death Report Tool.