516. What benefits may a child receive based on disability?
A child under the age of 18 who is found to be disabled may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under title XVI, or, if a parent is a disabled worker or deceased and was insured; then that child under 18 may be eligible for child benefits under Title II.
An adult child may be entitled to Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) under title II if he/she became disabled before age 22.
Last Revised: Jan. 30, 2006
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child is disabled from brain tumor
7 yr old disabled from brain tumor unoperable, receives medicaid and ssdi. can she obtain medicare benefits from parents medicare? what is the limit in ky for a parent to make with 5 in the family before the disabled childs medicaid and money payment is discontinued?
Medicare benefits for disabled child
Generally, Medicare is available for people age 65 or older; however, younger people with disabilities and people with End Stage Renal Disease may qualify for Medicare.
This site doesn't specialize in Medicare/Medicaid. You may want to check this site : https://www.cms.gov
AUTISM CHILD COULD GET SSI
my 9yr old daughter is autism and received ssi in california... by me moving to chicago will the ssi will change. and what services does my child qualify
SSI supplements in California and Illinois
There is a basic SSI benefit at the federal level, but most states provide some sort of supplement. The supplement may change if you move from California to Illinois.
This document describes state supplements in general :
http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-benefits-ussi.htm
The California supplement is administered by the federal government. Here are details on that :
http://ssa.gov/pubs/11125.html
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2010/ca.html
Here is information on the Illinois supplement :
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2010/il.html
My daughter has been
My daughter has been disgnosed with permanent bilateral nerve hearing loss would she qualify for SSI
You can see information about
You can see information about how the SSA evaluates hearing loss in children here :
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/102.00-SpecialSense...
To qualify for SSI you must have low income and limited assets. Here is information about this :
http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htm