Can children get Social Security benefits because of disabled parent?
If an individual is disabled and entitled to Social Security Title 2 benefits – also called Disability Insurance benefits, his or her minor children can also receive benefits from Social Security.
These benefits are called “auxiliary benefits” by Social Security.
It is important to remember that auxiliary benefits are only available if the disabled parent (disabled mother or disabled father) is receiving Disability Insurance benefits. There are no auxiliary benefits when the disable parent is receiving Social Security Title 16 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
Other than the parent being disabled, what else do you need to receive children’s benefits?
When do Social Security children’s benefits stop?
A child may be entitled to receive Social Security child’s benefits if a parent dies. These are called survivor’s benefits.
However, under Social Security Regulations (20 CFR 404.352), the entitlement to child’s benefits may end for any of the following reasons.
