What happens to Child Benefit when child turns 18?

If they are in high school when they turn 18, the benefits will continue until their 19th birthday. Additionally, if your child marries, their benefits will stop.
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What happens to my SSD when my child turns 18?

SSDI benefits paid to disabled children over 18-years-old are based on the parent's social security earnings record (e.g., fully insured status). Therefore, SSDI payments will be paid even if the disabled adult child never worked.
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Do Social Security benefits stop when child turns 18?

If your child gets Social Security Child's Benefits based on your or your spouse's Social Security work record, these benefits will end when your child turns 18, unless he or she is still in high school or doing another form of secondary education. In that case, they end at 19.
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Can I claim my child as a dependent if they receive Social Security?

The only time a child's receipt of Social Security survivors benefits can affect your ability to claim her as a dependent is if she uses those funds for her own support. The tax code precludes you from claiming any child who provides more than half of her own support.
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What happens to unused Social Security benefits?

Any unused money goes to the Social Security trust funds, not a personal account with your name on it. Many people think of Social Security as just a retirement program. Most of the people receiving benefits are retired, but others receive benefits because they're: Someone with a qualifying disability.
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Will my child benefit stop when my child turns 18?



Does wife get husband's Social Security when he dies?

A surviving spouse can collect 100 percent of the late spouse's benefit if the survivor has reached full retirement age, but the amount will be lower if the deceased spouse claimed benefits before he or she reached full retirement age.
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When a parent dies who gets Social Security?

Within a family, a child can receive up to half of the parent's full retirement or disability benefit. If a child receives Survivors benefits, he or she can get up to 75 percent of the deceased parent's basic Social Security benefit.
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Can a child continue to receive Social Security benefits in college?

Generally, no. There was a time when Social Security did pay benefits to college students, but the law changed in 1981. Currently, Social Security pays dependent or survivor benefits only to students attending classes at a secondary school (grade 12 and below).
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How long do you get child benefit for?

When does Child Benefit stop? Child Benefit stops automatically on 31 August after your child's 16th birthday. If your child stays in 'approved' education Child Benefit can continue to be paid.
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Which wife gets the Social Security?

Generally, the same payment rules apply to divorced wives and widows as to current wives and widows. That means most divorced women collect their own Social Security while the ex is alive, but they can apply for higher widow's rates when the ex dies.
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What happens to my Social Security when I turn 18?

When you turn age 18, we will review your eligibility for continued SSI benefits based on the disability rules for adults, including non-medical eligibility rules (income, resources, residency, citizenship, etc.), which are different than the rules that were applied when you were a child.
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What happens when a disabled child turns 18 UK?

Disabled people over 18 years old have their needs met by adult care and support. This means that a disabled child receiving support from children's services will be transitioned to adult care and support when they turn 18.
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Why is my Child Benefit stopped?

You'll stop receiving Child Benefit immediately if your child: starts paid work for 24 hours or more a week and is no longer in approved education or training. starts an apprenticeship in England. starts getting certain benefits in their own right, such as Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance or tax credits.
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At what age does Child Tax Credit Stop?

If you're eligible, you could receive part of the credit in 2021 through advance payments of up to: $250 per month for each qualifying child age 6 to 17 at the end of 2021.
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Do I lose my Child Benefit if my child does an apprenticeship?

Under the existing system, families lose child benefit for children who take up apprenticeships, on the grounds that they are in paid employment. In contrast, the families of A-level students continue to receive benefit payments if they qualify, even when the child is earning in their own time.
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Do I have to report my child's Social Security benefits on my taxes?

Since your child is the person with the legal right to receive these Social Security Benefits, they're only taxable to her. These benefits are reported on her return if she files a return. This is true even if the benefits are deposited in your account.
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What can I use my child's Social Security benefits for?

SSI can cover the child's share of household expenses for basic needs like food, rent or mortgage, and utilities. These benefits also can pay for clothing, school supplies, and other necessities. In most states, children who are eligible for SSI will also be eligible for Medicaid.
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How much does a child with autism get from SSI?

SSI's benefits are modest, averaging $650 a month for a disabled child.
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Can I collect my ex husband's Social Security if he is remarried?

Can I collect Social Security as a divorced spouse if my ex-spouse remarries? Yes. When it comes to ex-spouse benefits, Social Security doesn't care about the marital status of your former spouse; it only cares about your marital status.
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Can I collect my dead ex husband's Social Security?

If you are the divorced spouse of a worker who dies, you could get benefits the same as a widow or widower, provided that your marriage lasted 10 years or more. Benefits paid to you as a surviving divorced spouse won't affect the benefit amount for other survivors getting benefits on the worker's record.
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When my husband dies do I get his Social Security and mine?

Social Security will not combine a late spouse's benefit and your own and pay you both. When you are eligible for two benefits, such as a survivor benefit and a retirement payment, Social Security doesn't add them together but rather pays you the higher of the two amounts.
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How long do you have to be married to get spouse Social Security?

How long does someone have to be married to collect Social Security spouse benefits? To receive a spouse benefit, you generally must have been married for at least one continuous year to the retired or disabled worker on whose earnings record you are claiming benefits. There are narrow exceptions to the one-year rule.
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Will I lose my widow's pension if I remarry?

Remarriage will not affect your widow's pension in either case. You can receive a widow's pension if you are the divorced spouse of a person who dies as long as you were married 10 or more years. Like in the previous case, your pension will not be affected if you remarry.
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Can a married couple collect two Social Security checks?

Each spouse can claim their own retirement benefit based solely on their individual earnings history. You can both collect your full amounts at the same time. However, your spouse's earnings could affect the overall amount you get from Social Security, if you receive spousal benefits.
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Do I have to pay child support if my child goes to university UK?

If a child is at university they do not qualify for maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and as a general rule the court will not make an order to support them.
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