According to China's social security law, although retirees' pensions can continue to be collected by their legal heirs within a certain period of time, retirees' wages can no longer be collected by their legal heirs. Therefore, after the death of retirees, their legal heirs can no longer receive their wages. However, after the death of retirees, their legal heirs may apply for certain funeral grants and death grants according to relevant regulations. Specifically, according to the Regulations on Basic Old-age Insurance for Urban and Rural Residents in People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Regulations on Basic Old-age Insurance for Urban Workers in People's Republic of China (PRC), after the death of retirees, their children or spouses can apply for funeral subsidies for up to 6 months and death subsidies for up to 3 months. These subsidies can help the families of retirees to alleviate certain economic pressures. It should be noted that the specific standards of funeral allowance and death allowance may be different due to different regions and policies, which need to be understood with specific reference to local regulations.
Besides funeral allowance and death allowance, can the legal heirs of retirees apply for other welfare benefits? In addition to funeral subsidies and death subsidies, the legal heirs of retirees can also apply for social assistance, medical assistance and other welfare benefits in accordance with relevant regulations. Specific application conditions and standards need to refer to local laws and regulations.
After a retiree dies, his/her legal heirs can no longer receive his/her salary, but they can apply for a funeral allowance of up to 6 months and a death allowance of up to 3 months. In addition, the legal heirs of retirees can also apply for other welfare benefits according to local regulations. It should be noted that the specific standards and application conditions need to be understood with reference to local regulations.
Legal basis:
Article 39 of the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance in People's Republic of China (PRC), if an employee dies at work, his close relatives shall receive funeral subsidies, pension for dependent relatives and one-time work-related death subsidies from the work-related injury insurance fund in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) the funeral subsidy is the average monthly salary of employees in the overall planning area for 6 months.
(2) The pension for supporting relatives shall be paid to the relatives who provided the main source of livelihood before the death of the employee and were unable to work because of work according to a certain proportion of the employee's salary. The standard is: spouse 40%, other relatives 30%, widowed elderly or orphans 10%. The total approved pension of dependent relatives should not be higher than the salary of employees who died at work. The specific scope of supporting relatives shall be stipulated by the administrative department of social insurance of the State Council.
(three) the standard of one-time work death allowance is 20 times of the per capita disposable income of urban residents in the previous year. If a disabled employee dies at work during the period of paid suspension, his close relatives shall enjoy the treatment stipulated in the first paragraph of this article. If a disabled worker of Grade 1 to Grade 4 dies after the expiration of his unpaid leave, his close relatives may enjoy the treatment specified in Items (1) and (2) of the first paragraph of this article.