516. What benefits may a child receive based on disability?

Under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income (SSI)),a child under the age of 18 who is found to be disabled may be eligible for childhood disability benefits. Under title II, a child may be eligible for benefits as a child of a parent who is entitled to benefits as a disabled or retired worker or of a deceased parent who was insured under Social Security.

An adult child may be entitled to Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) under title II if he or she became disabled before the attainment of age 22.

Last Revised: Sep. 3, 2009