My Child has a Disability. Can I get Social Security?
Children under the age of 18 may qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicare if they can prove that they are disabled and prove that their income and resources fall within the eligibility limits. These payments must be used to benefit the child.
In order to qualify for Social Security, the bureau will review the child's income and resources, as well as that of the family members living in the same household.
Eligibility Requirements
- In 2011, the child must not be working and earn more than $1,000 a month.
- Child must have a physical and/or mental condition that results in "marked and severe functional limitations."
- Condition must have lasted, or expected to last, at least 12 months (or expected to result in death).
The Social Security considers some conditions so disabling that they will begin making payments immediately while they review your child's case.
These include:
- HIV
- Total Blindness
- Total Deafness
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Severe Retardation
- Birth Weight Below 2 pounds 10 ounces
Contact a California Social Security Disability Attorney
If your child has a medical condition that seriously limits his or her activities on a daily basis, you may be entitled to money to help pay for the medical costs and his or her loss of wages. Contact the San Diego SSD/SSI benefits attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group to learn more about your child's rights. Call our law office at 888-233-5020.
The Jurewitz Law Group is located in San Diego, has offices in Carlsbad, California, and serves all of San Diego County including the following cities and towns:
San Diego, Chula Vista, Escondido, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, El Cajon, Carlsbad, Poway, Encinitas, La Mesa, Santee, National City, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Coronado.
