Can you pass on your Instacart Shopper earnings when you die?
Maplebear reviews requests about Instacart Shopper earnings after a death case by case.
Protecting Instacart Shopper earnings while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, earnings can only be redeemed, not transferred, and 5-step plan.
How to protect your Instacart Shopper earnings while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Instacart Shopper earnings after a death
Transfer is handled on a case-by-case basis, 6-step process, and 4 required documents.
What happens to Instacart Shopper earnings when someone dies →Instacart Shopper is the earner side of Instacart: an independent contractor who shops for and delivers grocery orders. Shoppers earn per batch and are paid by weekly direct deposit, with an Instant Cashout option for a fee. It is separate from the consumer Instacart+ subscription.
Maplebear decides what happens to Instacart Shopper earnings after a death case by case; its terms promise no transfer. Maplebear allows no lifetime transfer of earnings; the account holder can only redeem them.
What happens to Instacart Shopper at death
- Case by case
What remains for the estate is the money owed for completed Services, with the earnings and payment records behind it. Instacart reviews an estate's request individually.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no beneficiary designation and no self-service account transfer, so an heir cannot step into the account.1
Maplebear publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes by mail to Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart, c/o Legal Team, 50 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on an Instacart Shopper account.
Sources
Data sourced from Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart) primary sources (8 pages reviewed). How we research.
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