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SSI provides monthly cash payments to help meet the basic needs of children who have a physical or mental disability or who are blind. If you care for a child or teenager with a disability, and have limited income and savings or other resources, your child may be eligible for SSI.
A child may be eligible for SSI disability benefits until attainment of age 18 (see definition of disability for children). When the child attains age 18, we evaluate impairments based on the definition of disability for adults (see definition of disability for adults).
Social Security has a strict definition of disability for children. The child must have a physical or mental condition(s) that very seriously limits his or her activities; and The condition(s) must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least 1 year or result in death.
Who can get child’s benefits? To get benefits, a child must have either: A parent who is retired or has a disability and is entitled to Social Security benefits. A parent who died after having worked long enough in a job where they paid Social Security taxes. Your unmarried child can get benefits if they are: Younger than age 18.
The SSI program pays benefits to adults and children who meet our requirements for a qualifying disability and have limited income and resources. While these two programs are different, the medical requirements are the same.
Social Security pays benefits through our disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Our disability program provides vital income for disabled children, including people disabled since childhood.
Last Updated: July 19, 2021. SSA’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program helps children with qualifying disabilities and their families. For this program, a child must meet all of the following requirements to be considered disabled and medically eligible:
Benefits For Your Children. When you qualify for Social Security disability benefits, your children may also qualify to receive benefits on your record. Your eligible child can be your biological child, adopted child, or stepchild. A dependent grandchild may also qualify. To receive benefits, the child must: Be unmarried. Be under age 18; or
SSI disability benefits can assist low-income families in paying for things the child needs, such as food, clothing, and medical equipment. Children eligible for SSI may also qualify for Medicaid automatically, depending on the state in which they live.
While children under 18 can't collect Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits unless a parent is receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits, children can receive other benefits from the federal government, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI).