Social Security: Benefits For Children With Disabilities

January 1, 2014
Social Security: Benefits For Children With Disabilities
In January 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a booklet for the parents, caregivers or representatives of children younger than age 18 who have disabilities that might make them eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The booklet also contains information pertinent to adults who became disabled in childhood and who might be entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. (SSA calls this SSDI benefit a "child’s" benefit because it is paid on a parent’s Social Security earnings record.) The booklet is designed to assist in . . .