When you start receiving disability benefits , certain members of your family may also qualify for benefits on your record. Benefits may be paid to your : spouse; divorced spouse ; children; disabled child ; and adult child disabled before age 22. If any of your qualified family members apply for benefits , we will ask for their Social Security numbers and their birth certificates. If your spouse is applying for benefits , we may also ask for proof of marriage and dates of prior marriages, if applicable. 

Maximum Family Amount 
Each family member may be eligible for a monthly benefit of up to 50 percent of your disability benefit amount. However , there is a limit to the amount we can pay your family. The total depends on your benefit amount and the number of family members who also qualify on your record. The total varies , but generally the total amount you and your family can receive is between 150 and 180 percent of your disability benefit. If the sum of the benefits payable on your account is greater than the family limit , the benefits to the family members will be reduced proportionately. Your benefit will not be affected. 

Benefits For Your Spouse 
When benefits are payable to your spouse : Age 62 or older , unless he or she collects a higher Social Security benefit based on his or her earnings record. The spouse benefit amount will be permanently reduced by a percentage based on the number of months until his or her full retirement age. At any age if he or she is caring for your child under age 16 or disabled. Your spouse would receive these benefits until the child reaches age 16. At that time, the child's benefits continue , but your spouse's benefits stop unless he or she is old enough to receive retirement benefits age 62 or older or survivor benefits as a widow or widower age 60. 

If Your Spouse Also Worked Under Social Security 
If your spouse is eligible for retirement benefits on his or her own record , we will always pay that amount first. But i

user: I am looking for information regarding what benefits my children may qualify for?

assistant: Do you qualify for Social Security disability benefits?

user: No, not at this time

user: What are the requirements for my children to qualify for benefits from my Social Security record?

assistant: If you qualify for Social Security disability benefits, your children may also qualify for benefits. Eligible children are classified as your biological child, adopted child or stepchild. Dependent grandchildren may also qualify

user: What are the rules governing when children can receive benefits under my Social Security record?

assistant: The first rule is that your child must be unmarried

user: Are there any publications that I can view regarding benefits?

assistant: You can view the following publications; Disability Benefits, Benefits for Children and also What You Need To Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits

user: Is there any way that a child can receive benefits after the age of 18?

assistant: If a child is till in full-time education at a secondary or elementary school at the age of 18, benefots for the child will continue until the child graduates or until two months after the child turns 19, whichever is first