Tips for figuring Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for disabled children
Posted on:6/23/2009
Written By: Chris Robideaux
| SSI makes monthly payments to people with low income and limited resources who are 65 or older, or blind or disabled. Your child under age 18 can qualify if he or she meets Social Security’s definition of disability for children, and if his or her income and resources fall within the eligibility limits. |
Figuring out what your disabled child can garner through SSI payments doesn't have to be a difficult experience, but there is a lot of paperwork one must wade through. Here are some helpful tips for you: SSI makes monthly payments to people with low income and limited resources who are 65 or older, or blind or disabled. Your child under age 18 can qualify if he or she meets Social Security’s definition of disability for children, and if his or her income and resources fall within the eligibility limits. The amount of the SSI payment is different from one state to another because some states add to the SSI payment. Your local Social Security office can tell you more about your state’s total SSI payment.
If your child’s income and resources, or the income and resources of family members living in the child’s household, are more than the amount allowed, your child’s application for SSI payments will be denied.