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Social Security Child's Insurance Benefits These benefits are paid to a worker's biological child, adopted child or dependent stepchild. In some cases, the child also could be eligible for benefits based on his or her grandparents' or stepgrandparents' earnings. To receive this benefit, a...
Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits This benefit is paid to people who meet the following requirements: Have earned enough Social Security credits Are unable to work because of a disability that has lasted or will last for at least 12 months or end in death. ...
Social Security Disabled Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits These benefits are paid to the disabled surviving divorced spouse of a worker who had earned enough Social Security credits. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be divorced from a deceased spouse and meet the following requirem...
Social Security Disabled Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits These benefits are paid to the disabled widow or widower of a deceased worker who had earned enough Social Security credits. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements: Be at least age 50, but not ...
Social Security Divorced Spouse Benefits These are benefits paid to divorced spouses of workers who are receiving (or are eligible to receive) Social Security benefits. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements: Be at least 62 years old ...
Social Security Independently Entitled Divorced Spouse's Benefits These are benefits paid to divorced spouses of workers who are receiving (or are eligible to receive) Social Security benefits. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements: Be at least 62 years old ...
Social Security Lump Sum Death Payment Social Security provides retirement, disability, family and survivors benefits to workers and their dependents if they meet certain requirements. SSA also administers the Supplemental Security Income program which provides benefits to people who meet...
Social Security Medicare Program Medicare is a health insurance program for people who meet the following requirements: Are age 65 or older, Receive Social Security Disability benefits, or People with kidney failure may also qualify for Medicare. For more informatio...
Social Security Medicare Savings Program States have programs for people with limited income and resources that pay some or all of their Medicare premiums and may pay Medicare deductibles and coinsurance. For more information visit: http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/staticpages/msps.aspx....
Social Security Mother's or Father's Insurance Benefits These are benefits paid to the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse of an insured worker. To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be unmarried Meet the marriage duration requirement ...
Social Security Parent's Insurance Benefits These are benefits paid to the dependent parent of a deceased worker who had earned enough Social Security credits. To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be at least age 62 Have not married ...
Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Have earned enough Social Security credits Are at least age 62 throughout the first month of entitlement ...
Social Security Special Benefits for Qualified WWII Veterans Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans. These include veterans who served in the active U.S. military from September 16, 1940 through July 24, 1947. It also includes Filipino veterans who served in the organized military of the...
Social Security Spouse's Insurance Benefits These are benefits paid to the spouse of a worker who receives Social Security Retirement or Disability benefits. To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be married for at least one year to someo...
Social Security Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits These are benefits paid to the divorced spouse of a deceased worker who had earned enough work credits. To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be at least age 60 Be divorced from the deceased...
Social Security Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits These are benefits paid to the widow or widower of a deceased worker who had earned enough work credits. To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be at least age 60 Be the widow or widower of a...
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements: Be at least age 65 Be blind or disabled Have limited income and assets Meet additional requirements ...