1829. Child in Care Requirement
1829.1 What types of beneficiaries must have a child in care to receive benefits?
The following types of beneficiaries must have in care a child entitled to benefits in order to receive monthly benefits:
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A spouse under age 62;
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A mother or father; or
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A surviving divorced mother or father.
The child in care must be under age 16 (or disabled, if age 16 or over). Benefits are not payable for any month in which the child is not in the parent's care, or the child is age 16 or over and not disabled.
1829.2 Are beneficiary benefits reduced if there is a child in care?
The amount of the benefit payable to a spouse or divorced spouse is not reduced for any month he or she has a child in care, unless the spouse/divorced spouse has excess earnings. Similarly, the amount of the benefit payable to a widow(er), surviving divorced spouse, or disabled widow(er) is not reduced below 75 percent of the primary insurance amount of the deceased worker in any month he or she has such a child in care (unless reduction for the family maximum or excess earnings is required).
(For the definition of "in care," see §§312-319.)
1829.3 What must be the relationship of the child to the worker?
The child entitled to benefits must be the worker's child; e.g., the natural child, stepchild, or adopted child:
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Where a wife or husband is concerned, the child must be entitled to benefits on the same worker's Social Security earnings record;
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Where a surviving divorced mother or father is concerned:
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The child must his or her natural or legally adopted child; and
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The child's insurance benefit must be payable on the same worker's Social Security earnings record; or
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Where a divorced spouse, a widow(er), a surviving divorced spouse, a mother, or a father is concerned, the child may be entitled to child's benefits on any Social Security record.
Last Revised: March, 2001
There are 2 Comments
adult disable child in care
1)How is the amount calculated for a spouse with an adult child in care who is over 18 and is disabled and how is the amount calculated for the adult child who is disable? It is my understanding that the spouse's benefit is 50% of the husband's PIA and the adult child's benfit is 50% of the husband's PIA....and then how is the husband's benefit calculated? Isn't the family max only up to 180%?
2)If the wife and adult disabled child are receiving benefits and the husband suspends his benfits, is the wife and adult disabled child then able to each receive 50% of the husband's PIA since he is not receiving benefits. (His reason for suspending is to received delayed credits to make up for claiming early at age 64)
3) If the wife retired early at 62 to care for the adult disable child and received a reduced benefit on her record but should have received her full retirement amount (that which she would have recevied had she retired at 65/or PIA), can she receive a retroactive benefits for the underpayment? (PIA minus reduced benefit=amount of underpayment)..
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