Social Security Disability Tucson Arizona
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Can my family
receive SSA benefits ?
When you start receiving disability benefits, certain members of your family
may also qualify for benefits on your record.
Each family member may be eligible for a monthly benefit that is up to 50
percent of your disability rate. However, there's a limit to the total
amount of money that can be paid to a family on your Social Security record.
The limit varies, but is around 150 to 180 percent of your disability
benefit. If the sum of the benefits payable on your account is greater than
this family limit, the benefits to the family members will be reduced
proportionately. Your benefit will not be affected.
Benefits are payable to your spouse
age 62 or older, unless he or she collects a higher Social Security
benefit based on his or her earnings record. The spouse benefit amount will
be permanently reduced by a percentage based on the number of months up to
his or her full retirement age.
at any age if he or she is caring for your child under age 16 or disabled
and receiving Social Security benefits. Your spouse would receive these
benefits until the child reaches age 16. At that time, the child's benefits
continue, but your spouse's benefits stop unless he or she is old enough to
receive retirement benefits (age 62 or older) or survivor benefits as a
widow or widower (age 60).
If your spouse also worked under Social Security
If your spouse is eligible for retirement benefits on his or her own record,
SSA will always pay that amount first. But if the spouse benefit that is
payable on your record is a higher amount, he or she will get a combination
of benefits that equals that higher amount.
It doesn't matter if your spouse starts getting benefits before, after, or
at the same time you do--SSA will check both records to make sure that your
spouse gets the higher amount whenever he or she becomes entitled to it.
If your spouse will also receive a pension based on work not covered by
Social Security, such as government or foreign work, his or her Social
Security benefit on your record may be affected.
Your divorced spouse
If you are divorced, even if you have remarried, your ex-spouse may qualify
for benefits on your record.
(If your spouse will also receive a pension based on work not covered by
Social Security, such as government or foreign work, his or her Social
Security benefit on your record may be affected.
To qualify on your record, your ex-spouse must:
have been married to you for at least 10 years;
be at least 62 years old;
be unmarried; and
not be eligible for an equal or higher benefit on his or her own Social
Security record, or on someone else's Social Security record.
NOTE: The amount of benefits payable to your divorced spouse has no effect
on the amount of benefits you or your current spouse may receive
Benefits to 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; and
be under age 18; or
be 18-19 years old and a full-time student (no higher than grade 12); or
be 18 or older and have a disability that started before age 22.
Normally, benefits stop when children reach age 18 unless they are disabled.
However, if the child is still a full-time student at a secondary (or
elementary) school at age 18, benefits will continue until the child
graduates or until two months after the child becomes age 19, whichever is
first.
Within your family, each qualified child may receive a monthly payment up to
one-half of your full disability amount, but there is a limit to the amount
that can be paid to the family as a whole. This total depends on the amount
of your benefit and the number of family members who also qualify on your
record. The total varies, but it is approximately 150 to 180 percent of your
disability benefit.
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