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When a parent receives Social Security retirement or disability benefits, or dies, their child may also receive benefits. Under certain circumstances, a stepchild, adopted child, or dependent grandchild or step-grandchild also may qualify. To receive benefits, the child must be unmarried and: Younger than age 18.
Parents with earned income may earn up to $3,689 a month for single parents with one eligible child, or $4,329 for two-parent households in 2023.
When you qualify for Social Security disability benefits, your children may also qualify to receive benefits on your record. Your eligible child can be your biological child, adopted child, or stepchild. A dependent grandchild may also qualify.
Since such a social security benefit is generally considered income for child support purposes, the disabled parent may have a child support obligation to the other "custodial" parent. The less time the disabled parent has with the child or children, the more his or her child support obligation may be.
Regardless of whether a parent has become injured, ill, or disabled, they cannot stop making court-ordered child support payments on their own volition. But they may have the option of requesting a modification to make payments more manageable.