Benefits Planner: Family Benefits 
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 wil

user: Oh, hi. Please, i'm looking for some info about family benefits. could you help me out?

assistant: Are you currently receiving any disability benefits?

user: Yeah, i started to receive it recently.

assistant: Well, in that case, i can tell you that some members of your family may also qualify to get benefits on your record.

user: That sounds good. Say, do you know how much could be the total amount perceived?

assistant: That depend on the factor of how many family members get qualified on your record, aside from the amount of your benefit. For that reason, final amount can vary, but mostly it reaches between 150 to 180 percent of your disability benefit.

user: Oh, that sounds great, really sweet. do you know an estimate of how much each family member could receive?

assistant: In that regard, each member can get, if qualify, up to 50 percent of your disability benefit. Of course, in this cases as in many others, there is a limit which we cannot cross and so your family receive certain up to certain amount.

user: Um, it makes sense, of course. Look, what about if my spouse was on Social Security too?

assistant: Are you spouse about to get retirement?

user: Yeah, my spouse is waiting for that.

assistant: Perfect. In that case, your spouse will receive its amount first. However, if your spouse benefit on your record is higher, then your spouse may receive a mix of benefits that would equal the higher amount.

user: Ok, ok. i'll keep that in mind. Now, i'm in a second marriage, so my ex-wife could receive some benefit too?

assistant: Yeah, in fact she/ he can receive that. In that regard, your ex-spouse must comply with the following: have been married to you for the last 10 years and to be at least 62 years.