Federal Program Benefits

Social Security

You may collect Social Security if you have paid into it prior to County service, after County service, or from a second job while in County service.

There are also death benefits available through Social Security

U.S. Department of Justice - Public Safety Officers' Program - Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance Program

Maximum of $881.00 per month eligibility for 45 months of full time educational funds. Part time funds are reduced case by case. (10/07)

For spouses and children of a PSOB death Contact US DOJ U.S. Department of Justice benefit awarded Firefighter (see above death benefit section) 

Spouse = Lifetime benefit eligibility

Children = Eligible to 27th Birthday

U.S. Department of Justice
Public Safety Officers' Program
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20531
(888) 744-6513
(202) 307-0635
www.ojp.usdoj.gov
www.psob.gov

Military Veterans

May be eligible for:

• Headstone I Marker
• Presidential Memorial Certificate
• Color Guard
• Burial Flag
• $2,000 Military service related death
• $300 Burial
• $300 Plot
• Free National Cemetery Burial
• School Loans, Home Loans, Etc. Loans
• Death pension - May have money invested

Military Veteran's Administration

(800) 827-1000

www.va.gov 

https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/

U.S. Department of Justice - Public Safety Officers' Program

$ 311,810 Line of Duty Death Benefit (10/09)

There are also Permanent Disability benefits available.

Must get a coroner's report and blood gas measurement

U.S. Department of Justice Public Safety Officers' Program
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington D.C. 20531

(888) 744-6513

(202} 307-0635 www.psob.gov 
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA