Not affiliated with the US Social Security Administration

Disabled parent receving benifits for self. Will the disabled parent receive added benifits because of their children?

I as an adult am applying for Mental Disability for myself. I am a single mother of three children under 18. I was once told that if i was approved for disability that i would receive benefits for myself ranging from 600-800 and 300 for each of my children. Is any part of this correct? If not then will i receive any extra benefits on my case for my children,if yes am i able to get a guesstimate of what my total benefits would be?


Sponsored Links


Sponsored Links

Yes, as a gross estimate, those figures sound plausible.

You can get a quick estimate of your disability benefits here :

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/quickcalc/index.html

You can see other SSA calculators here, but they tend to focus on retirement rather than disability calculators.

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/anypia/index.html

Note that for child benefits, they end when the child turns 19 or graduates from high school (which ever comes first). Also, there is a "family maximum" benefit which starts to kick in with multiple children.

http://socialsecurityhop.com/en/handbook/07/0732-how-adjustment-for-fami...

You'll want to consult Social Security directly for your case.


Sponsored Links

Not affiliated with the US Social Security Administration