Although most people tend to associate social security disability with adults, it also applies to children for a variety of reasons. If you are a parents or guardian who is receiving social security benefits for a disabled child, there are a few things that you may want to know about the program and how it works.
Once the child reaches the age of 18, the money dispersements change quite a bit. If a child was receiving benefits up until that time, then the benefits will stop within the month before the child reaches the age of 18. This can differ depending upon whether the child is in full-time school such as high school or college and if the child is unmarried. If so, then the payments can continue as long as a new form is filled out.
If the benefits are set up to stop at age 18, then the child can start receiving benefits again if he or she becomes disabled before reaching the age 22 or if he or she enrolls in college or continues in primary schooling. Once again, a new form must be filled out in order to start receiving benefits again.
If your child does continue on to go to college and secondary school, he or she is eligible for help for that schooling. Forms must be filled out in order to gain assistance for school related activities. However, if the child gets married, is convicted of a crime, drops out of school, is expelled, suspended or changes schools, the social security committee must be notified immediately. Some of these circumstances can change the amount of money that your child receives or it can terminate the money they receive all together.
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