Who Can Get (SSDI) Disability Benefits In A household?

Who can get Disability

You may be eligible for Disability if you have:

  1. A disability or blindness, and

  2. Enough work history.

Family benefits

Family benefits provide monthly payments to certain family members of people who are eligible for Retirement or Disability.

Family benefits are also commonly called “spousal” or “child” benefits.

Spouses and ex-spouses

You may be eligible if you’ve been married at least 1 year and are:

  • Age 62 and older, or

  • Caring for a child age 15 and younger, or

  • Caring for a child of any age who has a disability.

Ex-spouses who were married for at least 10 years, as well as some valid non-marital legal relationships, may be eligible.

Children

Children may be eligible if they're unmarried and are:

  • Age 17 and younger, or

  • Ages 18–19 and in school (K–12) full time, or

  • Any age if they developed a disability at age 21 or younger.

Under certain circumstances, we can also pay benefits to married children, stepchildren, adopted children, grandchildren, and stepgrandchildren.

sited:https://www.ssa.gov/disability/eligibility

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