Social Security Dependents Benefits

These are benefits payable to children under the age of 18 on the record of a parent who is collecting retirement or disability benefits from Social Security, or survivors benefits payable to children under the age of 18 on the record of a parent who has died.

Although children under the age of 18 who are eligible for these benefits might be disabled, we do not need to consider their disability to qualify them for benefits.

Note: A child can continue receiving dependents or survivors benefits until age 19 if he or she is a full-time student in elementary or high school.