The death benefits allow anyone on your will to receive the money that is left from your pension. It is a method of three different ways you are able to receive these funds a,lump-sum, a pension for the survivor, or a monthly payment for an of the contributors children that may need it. If you are under sixty-five you will receive 37.5% of the deceased contributor’s earnings, and a flat rate of $181.75 is included. If the spouse or family member is over the age of sixty-five and would like to claim the contributors money they are eligible to get 60% of their earrings. To get the full amount of the death benefit Service Canada suggested that sixty days after the death of the deceased contributor; the death benefit will be reduced. This allows anyone on your will to receive the earnings of the retiree has passed or put it towards their own pension. This type of death benefit requires pre-planning the will to easily receive the earnings and also go through the process a lot faster. The Canadian Pension Plan death benefits also supports partner who didn’t put a will in place, and allows the partner of the retiree to claim the earnings they had worked for their entire life. The partner of the retiree has to play a role and is responsible for paying for the funeral. If you were unaware of the death benefits you are unable to receive the money from that person’s pension, and it will be with …show more content…
free financial life for when there older. It helps prepare for the future. Without the CPP in place it would be utterly hard to manage you earrings from your pay check and put some towards your retirement. At the seniors’ Resource Centre, over 20,000 seniors yearly complain about how they are struggling to make ends meet with having to pay for housing, food, and other everyday essentials. Many of them are also unable to give their grandchildren or children any extra gifts. Some retires have to go to food banks because they are unable to afford groceries. Plenty retires are unable to support themselves or their family, without the Canadian Pension Plan put in place Canadians are struggling to make ends meet and are relying on non-profit groups, and the government to award them with additional funds to support them. From the day you start working for a company whether you’re fifteen or twenty five you are encouraged to set up a pension plan for yourself. So that every pay check that you get a small portion will go towards your pension for the rest of your working career. Without the Canadian Pension Plan put in place you may become financially unstable. But because the Canadian Pension Plan was put in place ensure no Canadians had to worry about paying