{"id":657,"date":"2019-03-07T14:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/?p=657"},"modified":"2019-03-08T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T20:31:03","slug":"how-much-is-paid-for-death-benefits-under-the-defense-base-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/how-much-is-paid-for-death-benefits-under-the-defense-base-act\/","title":{"rendered":"How much is paid for Death Benefits under the Defense Base Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much is paid for death benefits?<\/p>\n

The weekly death benefit is capped at the TTD rate of the deceased person. The TTD rate is 66 2\/3 % of the weekly gross pay of the deceased (capped at $1,510.76 for 2019). If there is a wife and children, an additional 16 2\/3 % is divided equally to the dependent children in addition to the 50% to the wife.<\/p>\n

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If there is no wife but there is one dependent child, the child will receive 50% of the deceased\u2019s weekly gross pay (let\u2019s call that the average weekly wage or AWW for simplicity), 2 or more dependent children will receive the 66 2\/3 % split equally until 1 child no longer qualifies by turning 18 or turning 24 attending full time classes in an educational institute.<\/p>\n

Which children qualify for death benefits and for how long? The child must be either:<\/p>\n

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  1. Under the age of 18 or<\/li>\n
  2. Aged 18 to 23 and engaged in full time education<\/li>\n
  3. Or even older than 18 and incapable of self support by reason of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0mental or physical disability\/incapacity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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