Posts Tagged ‘Auxiliary Benefits’

If an individual is disabled and receives Title 2 Social Security Disability Insurance benefits (SSDI aka DIB), their spouse (husband or wife) and minor children can also receive benefits because of the spouse’s / parent’s disability. These are called auxiliary benefits.
I previously coved how Social Security benefits stop if a disabled person is goes to jail / prison.  
So, what [...]

Did you know that you can get Social Security benefits based on your spouse’s earnings, even if you are divorced?
Click to read who is entitled to wife’s or husband’s benefits as a divorced spouse?

I was recently asked this question:
My Ex is getting Social Security disability benefits.  I have custody of our kids.  Can my kids get any benefits because of my ex’s disability?
Perhaps, but you have to meet several requirements:

The disabled parent must be receiving Title 2 Social Security Disability benefits. If the parent is receiving Title 16 SSI [...]

If your spouse is disabled and entitled to Social Security Title 2 benefits -Disability Insurance Benefits, you may be entitled to receive benefits from Social Security.  
These benefits are called “auxiliary benefits.”
It is important to remember that auxiliary benefits are only available if the disabled spouse (disabled husband or disabled wife) is receiving Disability Insurance benefits.  There are no auxiliary benefits when [...]

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 [...]