SSD for Children
Financial Relief with SSI or SSDI for Children in Michigan and Ohio
As you deal with severe health problems that block you from working, Social Security Disability benefits are a financial lifeline.
Being unable to work is the main qualification. But that only applies to adults.
Can children get Social Security Disability benefits? Or adults who have had medical impairments since childhood and have never been able to work?
They can in three main situations:
- As a dependent of an adult who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- As a child with disabilities whose family qualifies financially for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits
- As an adult with disabilities whose parents qualify for Social Security benefits
It can be complicated enough to navigate a Social Security Disability application as a worker with Social Security credits and strong medical evidence. Figuring it out for a child or adult who never worked adds another layer of difficulty.
You can get help from the disability lawyers at Levine Benjamin Law Firm. We’ve helped 80,000 people in Michigan and Ohio since 1964. We can help your family get the assistance you need to build a more reliable foundation for living.
From applying to appealing, we help you every step of the way.
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When Can You Claim SSDI for Children?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is for people with substantial work records who can’t work anymore due to health problems.
But there are circumstances when children of those workers can also receive benefits because of the parent’s credits in the Social Security system—in one case for minor children and in another case for people Social Security calls “disabled adult children.”
These are the SSDI dependent qualifications for an underage child:
- They’re under 18.
- They’re 19 and a full-time student (up to 12th grade).
- They’re not married.
These are the qualifications for disabled adult child benefits:
- They’re over 18.
- Their disability began before 22.
- Their disability forbids working.
- They’re unmarried.
- They don’t have a substantial work history.
- At least one parent receives Social Security Disability or retirement.
- A parent who was eligible for Social Security has died.
You need documentation of every point, especially medical records confirming a disabled adult child has a qualifying impairment.
Start with a free consultation with the Michigan disability lawyers at Levine Benjamin to see what you need to do.
Getting SSI Benefits for Children
Supplemental Security Income provides disability benefits if you have little to no work history and few other economic resources.
Because children aren’t expected to have worked, children with disabilities can receive SSI benefits to help with their care.
Your child must meet qualifications for a childhood health impairment. Your family must meet economic requirements. These are the key points:
- Your child’s health problems limit the way they function.
- Their impairments are sure to last at least a year.
- Your household income is below certain levels set by Social Security.
- You have few financial resources like investments, savings and property other than your primary home.
You can get a disability lawyer to help you and your family through this process for no fee until you win benefits.
Talk to Levine Benjamin in Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Toledo, or anywhere in Michigan and Ohio.
Make sure you get all the support available for a healthier, steadier, happier life.