Social Security is usually associated with monthly payments to retirees. However, there is another important facet ofSocial Securitybenefits—providing financial assistance to children. Children may qualify for benefits if a parent is retired, disabled, or deceased. Children who are disabled may be eli...
The Social Security Administration can be reached at 1-800-772-1213. When applying for children's benefits, the agencymay requireyou to provide a child's birth certificate, proof of birth or adoption, the parent's and child's Social Security numbers, and when relevant, a parent's death ce...
The article presents questions and answers related to Social Security benefits for children in the U.S. including the need to review the benefits of children when a parent turns 62, the transfer of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to children, and tax-related issues that must be discussed...
Who is eligible for Social Security Child’s Insurance Benefits? Social security benefits help families, especially children, to attend school with food or health care when a parent dies or is disabled. The basic idea is to provide a stable future for the children. There is also a second cat...
Social Security benefits are payments made to qualified retired adults and people with disabilities, and to their spouses, children, and survivors.
Social Security Benefits for Children with ADHD I had a reader write to me and ask me for my best advice on applying for social security benefits for children with disabilities, so I thought that I would share what I learned with all my readers. At the time I applied for SSI for my so...
After death, some survivors may be eligible to receive monthly Social Security benefits based on what you paid in. These include qualifying spouses and some children. The children, though, must be unmarried and younger than the age of 18, or under the age of 20 if they’re in elementary ...
Despite all the emotion involved, divorce is ultimately a numbers game. Marital property must be valued and divided, and spousal support and child support are calculated based on your incomes. Social Security benefits are a tricky part of the support equ
Can an adopted child receive social security benefits from their birth or adoptive parents? Learn more about adoption and the social security benefits you may be eligible for here.
Changes governing how child welfare agencies are assigned as representative payees or how they use the Social Security benefits of foster children would require congressional action. For example, Congress could permit or require states that act as representative payees to “pass through” some or all...