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# **DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter**

The DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter is published twice a year (spring and fall) and focuses on news of special interest to survivors to keep you informed on what’s happening with the Survivor Benefit Plan.

## **Survivor SBP Newsletter - Spring 2024**

**Click here to download a PDF of the Spring 2024 newsletter****Director's Message**Welcome to the first DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter of 2024!**Active Duty/Line of Duty Survivors Spotlight April 2024**What Does SBP Spouse and Child Coverage Mean?Save the Date: DoD’s First Survivor Symposium - June 21, 2024**How Marriage impacts a Spouse Annuitant Pay Account**Surviving spouses maintain their eligibility for SBP until death, as long as they do not remarry before the age of 55.**SBP School Certification Season Is Here **For most students another school year will soon be coming to an end. Child annuitants between the ages of 18 and 22, attending school on a full-time basis, will start receiving their annual school certification packets. **What To Expect For Child Annuitants Approaching Age 18 **Child annuitants who have never been married and are attending school full time may remain eligible to receive benefits after reaching the age of 18. **What SBP Annuitants Need to Know About Annual Eligibility Verifications**In 2023, DFAS Retired & Annuitant Pay simplified eligibility verifications for SBP annuitants. Now, SBP annuitants only need to complete and submit one annual verification each year. **Coming This Summer: A Re-imagined askDFAS Experience!**Starting early this summer, we’d like to invite you to visit askDFAS and look at some improvements we have in store to make the entire experience more intuitive and helpful for SBP Annuitants.

**Did You Know?**

We recognize the laws and regulations governing military annuity pay are complex and can be difficult to understand. In each issue of the DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter, we will share a few helpful tips and tidbits for survivors.

**myPay: How to Reactivate Your Account or Get Started**myPay is an online tool for managing your annuitant pay account year-round.**2024 Pay Calendar**

To help you plan for 2024, see the calendar of the days you should expect to receive your annuitant pay.

**Click here for a PDF of the Spring 2024 Survivor SBP Newsletter**

Download a PDF of the Spring 2024 newsletter to read, print or share (right click and choose “Save Link As” to save to your computer or device). 

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## **Survivor SBP Newsletter - Fall 2023**

**Click here to download a PDF of the Fall 2023 newsletter**

**Director's Message**

Greetings from Cleveland, and welcome to Fall 2023  edition of our semi-annual Survivor SBP Newsletter. 

**Active Duty/Line of Duty Survivors Spotlight**

Special Information for Active Duty/Line of Duty SBP Annuitants.

**Simplifying Eligibility Verifications for SBP Annuitants**

Beginning in August 2023, DFAS reduced the requirements for SBP annuitants to one annual eligibility determination.

**New Quick Tools Webpage Available for SBP Annuitants and Survivors**

What is the Quick Tools page? Think of it as a one-stop-shop for our most popular and often-requested tools.

**Who Pays SBP and Who Pays DIC?**

When you are receiving direct deposit payments to your bank account, it can be difficult to figure out which agency is paying which deposit.

**Your Next “To-Do” List Should Include Taxes**

As you check off your next “to-do” list of chores and tasks, be sure to include preparation for filing your taxes.

**myPay: How to Reactivate Your Account or Get Started**

myPay is an online tool for getting your tax documents, as well as managing your annuitant pay account year-round.

**Did You Know?**

We recognize the laws and regulations governing military annuity pay are complex and can be difficult to understand. In each issue of the DFAS Survivor SBP Newsletter, we will share a few helpful tips and tidbits for survivors.

**2024 Pay Calendar**

To help you plan for 2024, see the calendar of the days you should expect to receive your annuitant pay.

**Click here for a PDF of the Fall 2023 Survivor SBP Newsletter**

Download a PDF of the Fall 2023 newsletter to read, print or share (right click and choose “Save Link As” to save to your computer or device). 

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