Comments on: Receiving Social Security Benefits for Disabled Children http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/receiving-social-security-benefits-for-d Contains information on various special needs from the unique perspective of the adoptive parents of special children. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:27:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Julie http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/receiving-social-security-benefits-for-d/comment-page-1#comment-614 Julie Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:31:53 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/05/receiving-social-security-benefits-for-d#comment-614 Thanks John! I agree that it's nice to get something back.<br /> <br /> We're feeling pretty old around here...but aren't quite there yet.<br /> <br /> Thanks for the info...I'm just learning. Thanks John! I agree that it’s nice to get something back.

We’re feeling pretty old around here…but aren’t quite there yet.

Thanks for the info…I’m just learning.

]]> By: John http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/receiving-social-security-benefits-for-d/comment-page-1#comment-613 John Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:13:41 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/05/receiving-social-security-benefits-for-d#comment-613 There is more! If your are collecting social security as a parent, your disabled adult child can either get SSI or SSD, benefits determined from your SS earnings. It does not reduce your SS income. The advantage to SSD, is that the child gets full medicare after you have reached 64, much better than medicade, also, SSD does not stop for in-patient care, while SSI does.<br /> <br /> If you are getting social security and have minor children, you are entitled to payments for them from your account, again, no reduction to your benefits. All of this probably doesn't affect too many parents, but there are a few of us old geezers out there. For those of us that paid the max each year into the system, it is nice to get something back. John There is more! If your are collecting social security as a parent, your disabled adult child can either get SSI or SSD, benefits determined from your SS earnings. It does not reduce your SS income. The advantage to SSD, is that the child gets full medicare after you have reached 64, much better than medicade, also, SSD does not stop for in-patient care, while SSI does.

If you are getting social security and have minor children, you are entitled to payments for them from your account, again, no reduction to your benefits. All of this probably doesn’t affect too many parents, but there are a few of us old geezers out there. For those of us that paid the max each year into the system, it is nice to get something back. John

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