Children can be entitled to receive Social Security child’s benefits if the deceased parent was fully insured by Social Security and if they meet 5 tests:
- The child is the insured person’s child. See §§404.355 through 404.359;
- The child is dependent on the insured. See §§404.360 through 404.365;
- The child applies for benefits;
- The child is unmarried; and
- The child is under age 18; – OR – 18 years old or older and has a disability that began before the child became 22 years old; – OR – the child is 18 years or older and qualifies for benefits as a full-time student in a primary or secondary school as described in §404.367.
See 20 CFR 404.350 for more information.
Updated 04/30/09.
If a child is 18 and a full time student, to what age is the child eligible to receive benefits? I am a teacher, and I have many 19-21 year old kids trying to finish high school here in Texas. Are survivor benefits for a child cut off at age 19, 20 or 21? Even if they are still in school?
If a child is 18 and a full time student, to what age is the child eligible to receive benefits? I am a teacher, and I have many 19-21 year old kids trying to finish high school here in Texas. Are survivor benefits for a child cut off at age 19, 20 or 21? Even if they are still in school?
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My daugher was receiving SSI disability benefits at the time of her death. Will her son who is 5 be eilgible to reveive any social security benefits? sHE WAS DRAWING SSI FROM HER DECEASED FATHERS SSI SINCE SHE WAS 4. hE WORKED BUT SHE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WORK DUE TO BACK SURGERY AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
I have three kids my wife past years ago, when my oldest turn 18 his check stopped, my two other kids got an increase which still made it almost as getting three checks.I need to know when my second child turn 18 in a few months will my youngest child get the whole amount ? will my youngest get over $1800.00 amonth? If you can repond to this letter it will help out a whole lot .
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My girlfriend commited suicide when her daughter was 10 years old. My girlfriend raised her daughter all by herself , she had always worked and had no contact with the father of her daughter over the years. How much a month would the daughter recieve from survivor's benefits? Will she continue to recieve the benefits when she goes to college and for how long? Thank you