Is My Child Eligible To Receive Disability Benefits?

SSI makes monthly payments to individuals with low income and limited resources who are

sixty-five or older, or blind or disabled. Your child younger than age 18 will qualify if he or she

meets Social Security’s definition of disability for children, and if his or her income and

resources fall within the eligibility limits. The amount of Missouri's SSI payment is not the same

as other states since some states add to the SSI payment.

When it is determined whether your child may get SSI, they consider your child’s income and

resources. We also look at the income and resources of family members living in the child’s

residence. These rules apply if your child lives at home. They also apply if he or she is off at

school but comes back home from time to time and is subject to your control.

If your child’s income and resources, or the

income and resources of family members

located in the child’s household, are

greater than the amount authorized, they

will deny the child’s application for SSI

payments.

SSI rules about disability:

Your child must satisfy the following

requirements to be considered disabled and

as a consequence entitled to SSI:

The child ought not to be working and receiving over $1,070 per month in 2014. (This earnings

amount generally changes every year.) If he or she is working and earning that much money, it

will be found that your little one isn't impaired.

The child will need a physical or mental condition, or a mixture of conditions, that leads to

“noticeable and severe functional limitations. This means the condition(s) must very significantly

confine your child’s activities.

The child’s condition(s) needs to have been debilitating, or be expected to be disabling, for at

least one year; or must be likely to cause death. If your child’s condition(s) leads to “marked and

severe functional limitations” for at least twelve continuous months, it will be found that your

son or daughter is disabled. But if it doesn't lead to those limitations, or doesn't bring about those

limitations for at least twelve months, it will likely be found that your child is not disabled.

The process and qualifications can be complex and frustrating to have to go through in great

detail. Visit the offices of Kassin and Carrow and see what we can do to help you receive the

benefits that you need!