alt.social-security-disability

Jack wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:11:29 -0400, MisterMagoo2007@ wrote:
>
> >What is disabeled child benifits?
>
> There are two categories.
>
> Under the SSI program, a child under the age of 18 who is found to be
> disabled may be eligible for SS payments. If the child is not
> disabled, (s)he is not eligible for SSI.
>
> Under the regular SS programs, dependent minor children get benefits
> on their parent's record even if they're not disabled. However, these
> benefits stop when the child attains age 18 unless (s)he is a
> full-time or student or under a disability that began before age 22.

Note an additional factor: for SSI benefits for a disabled child, the
parents income is counted. For a child who became disabled before 22 but
is now age 18 or over, qualifying for SSI benefits counts only the
child's income.

Did that come out clearly? Before my daughter was age 18 she was
disabled but she could not collect SSI because of my husband's income.
The day she became 18 she could file for and collect SSI because family
income no longer counted. [She was considered a single adult.]

When my husband retired she was already over 18, and she became eligible
for Social Security benefits on his record. The amount she receives
almost kicks her out of the SSI program but not quite, she gets $
SSI because of the additional amount California kicks in.

She became eligible for Medicare 2 years after she started getting
Social Security. [it might have been 2 years plus, I knew really nothing
at the time, a Medicare card just came in the mail for her.]

She is now 27 years old.

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Barbara Needham