(a) Benefits under the act shall be paid periodically, promptly, and directly to the person entitled thereto or his or her representative payee (see 725.510).
(b) Benefits are payable for monthly periods and shall be paid to an eligible claimant beginning with the month during which eligibility begins and shall terminate with the month before the month during which eligibility terminates. If a claimant dies in the first month during which all requirments for eligibility are met, benefits shall be paid for that month.
(c) Except as is otherwise provided in this part, all past due benefits shall be paid during the month in which the first benefit payment is made.