Ayon sa R.A. No. 11199 o ang Social Security Act of 2018, ang mga beneficiaries na makakatanggap ng death benefit ay ang mga sumusunod:
(1) The primary beneficiaries of a member are the legitimate dependent spouse until he or she remarries, the dependent legitimate, legitimated or legally adopted, and illegitimate children, who are not yet 21 years old.
(2) If the member is single and without children, the benefits will go to the dependent parents who are considered the secondary beneficiaries.
(3) In the absence of both primary and secondary beneficiaries, any other person designated by the member in his/her SSS records shall be considered as the beneficiary.
Para sa impormasyon sa death benefit, maaaring tignan ang guide ng SSS dito: https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss/appmanager/viewArticle.jsp?page=death.
Para sa karagdagang klaripikasyon at gabay, maaaring sumangguni sa SSS branch na malapit sa inyo sa mga contact information sa sumusunod na link: https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss/getBranchDir.action.