Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits for Children
03/12/09
More Social Security benefits are given to children than to any other social group. Social security disability attorney Children can receive social security benefits under the account of a guardian (that is, a parent, step parent, or foster parent), that is either disabled or eligible for Social Security due to retirement. Children can also be eligible for benefits under the account of their guardian if he or she has died after working and paying enough social security taxes to earn benefits.
Children are eligible for Social Security benefits when they are:
• Unmarried, • Under 18, • Or, 18 to 19 years old and still attending elementary or secondary school full time, • Or are disabled and over 18 years old, with their disability having begun before age 22.
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