The Social Security
Administration (SSA) normally grants monthly payments to disable
people and low-income individuals. But children can also qualify for
supplemental security income payments if they are under 18 years of
age and have conditions that fall within the government definition of
disability. Here are the requirements underage applicants must meet
for SSA to consider them disabled:
Must Not Be Working
The child applicant must not
be working or not earning more than $1,070 per month (in 2014) to be
called disabled.
Have Severe Health
Condition
SSA rules require that a
disabled child must have a physical or mental condition (or a
combination of both) that prevents basic functions and limit
children’s abilities.
Long term
Doctors must expect that the
child will suffer or not recover from the medical condition for at
least 12 months or that the condition is expected to result in death.
It may seem that Social
Security lacks compassion because of these restrictions but these
conditions are set to make sure that only deserving and qualified
children avail of the benefits, intended to ease the impact of their
severe conditions. Parents can seek the help of eligibility
management services to ensure effective planning and processing of
documents required to file the claim with the SSA.
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