DO YOUR CHILDREN GET SSDI BENEFITS, TOO?

When an adult qualifies for Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits, their minor dependents usually qualify for benefits, too. A dependent child may qualify if he/she is under 19 and still in school. Otherwise, eligibility ends when the child is 18 years old.

How to be sure you dependent children get a benefit: On your SSDI application be sure to tell Social Security that you have dependent children. I recommend you write their full names and Social Security numbers on a separate sheet of paper and submit it with your application. Be sure that YOUR SSN is on the paper also.

After your benefit has been approved, call your local Social Security field office (not the hearing office) and confirm that your dependent children are getting a benefit.

There is a family maximum on each Social Security account. Often your children's combined benefit may total up to 50 percent of the adult's primary benefit.

Here at the Forsythe Firm we always protect dependent children's right to benefits when we file or appeal a claim.