Typically, a parent or other relative with whom the child lives serves as payee. When a child is eligible for SSI, SSA usually makes the cash payments to a responsible person or organization, known as a representative payee. SSI recipients (or their payees) are required to report any changes in their situations, such as changes in income, resources, household composition, school attendance, marital status, and improvement in medical condition. Social Security reviews every SSI case from time to time to make sure that people receiving cash payments are still disabled, and are receiving the correct amount. Certain things usually do not count as resources, such as personal belongings, the family home, and family car. Resources include things like bank accounts, stocks, bonds, and property. The amount of income a person has each month affects the amount of the SSI payment he or she can receive. Income includes earnings, Social Security checks, pensions, and non-cash items such as food, clothing, or shelter. A DDS team, consisting of a disability examiner and a medical or psychological consultant, makes the disability determination. The Disability Determination Services (DDS), a State agency, obtains the necessary information and makes the medical determination in childhood disability claims for SSA, using SSA rules. In making that decision, the Social Security office must consider the income and resources of parents who are living in the same household with the child. The local Social Security office decides if a child's income and resources are within the SSI limits. There are two sets of eligibility criteria for receiving SSI: (1) financial criteria, based on the income and resources of the child and family and (2) medical criteria about the child's impairment or combination of impairments. Provided by the disability program, this support can ultimately lead an older child to independence so that he or she can leave the disability rolls.
When coupled with various work incentives Support may enable a child to improve his or her level of functioning. This financial, medical and rehabilitation AĬhild who is eligible for Federal SSI cash payments is also eligible,ĭepending on the State, for State supplemental payments, Medicaid, Food
Social Security can provide cash payments to children with disabilities. We appreciate your assistance and support. School, and other information that we get. We make our determination based on all of the medical, We consider when we determine if the child qualifies for SSI, but it Your information is not the only information Regulations is a collaborative effort among Federal and State officials.Įxpertise and judgment to help us. Payments to children who are disabled under SSA rules and whose familiesĭetermining whether a child is disabled under SSI The SSI program can provide valuable monthly cash Needs to determine disability for a child under the Supplemental Security
The kinds of medical evidence that the Social Security Administration (SSA) Health care professionals who treat children with disabilities. Publications for Health & School Professionalsĭisability Publications for the General PublicĪ Guide for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals
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