No, you are not entitled to a Social Security check for the month of your death. To understand how this works, you should know that the benefits you receive are for the previous month. For example, the payment you receive in March is for your February benefits. Suppose that a Social Security beneficiary passes away in February. This means that they would not be entitled to February benefits. Therefore, if that person receives a Social Security check in March, that check would need to be returned to the Social Security Administration. However, the check received in February would be the payment for your January benefits. The check received in February would be proper, and the deceased’s estate could keep it if the deceased had not already spent those funds.