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Social Security’s Gift to Children is Security | Social Security Matters
Posted on December 29, 2016 by Jim Borland, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications
Show us original documents proving your child’s U.S. citizenship, age, and identity; and
Show us documents proving your identity.
The child must have a physical or mental condition, or a combination of conditions, resulting in “marked and severe functional limitations.” This means that the condition(s) must severely limit your child’s activities;
The child’s condition(s) must be severe, last for at least 12 months, or be expected to result in death;
If your child’s condition(s) does not result in “marked and severe limitations,” or does not result in those limitations lasting for at least 12 months, your child will not qualify for SSI; and
The child must not be working and earning more than $1,090 a month in 2015. (This amount usually changes every year.) If he or she is working and earning that much money, your child will not be eligible for benefits.
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46 thoughts on “Social Security’s Gift to Children is Security”
Helen P. on December 29, 2016 at 11:42 am said:
I hope you folks are still here for us and these kids!
James Shapazian on December 29, 2016 at 11:44 am said:
Be careful. You almost said “Christmas” in your opening statement about religion and beliefs. I’ll be watching…
Susan on December 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm said:
Unbelievable SSA….you can use the word Hanukkah but you can’t use the word Christmas. Christians are not celebrating Santa Claus…they are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Maybe you didn’t know that? I hope our new President will be able to do something about this out of control federal government that is rabid about wiping out Christianity in the US!!
Dawn on December 29, 2016 at 2:01 pm said:
I for one am celebrating Santa Claus. My Christian counterparts are welcome to celebrate Christmas. My Jewish friends celebrate Hanukkah, and I have friends that celebrate Kwanzaa as well!!!! The thing that makes America truly great is the wonderful mix of different faiths, beliefs, and backgrounds. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas too!!!
Colleen Hagen on December 29, 2016 at 8:45 pm said:
Shirley on January 1, 2017 at 5:11 pm said:
In case you were unaware Jesus was a Jew. He lived and died a Jew and was not born in December.
John Butler on January 7, 2017 at 9:32 am said:
I say Christmas all the time and people look at me as, if I should apologize to them.
Dee on December 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm said:
Manuel Sanchez on December 29, 2016 at 11:46 am said:
Thank you for this excellent information on Social Security Cards for Children. Some people believe that a Child does not need a Social Security Card until he/she is of working age.
Perry on December 29, 2016 at 12:01 pm said:
We Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, hence Christmas — that’s the holiday that shows on my calendar for Dec 25th. I’ve been following SSA blogs for awhile. You seem to go out of your way to acknowledge diversity and many other religious groups, but to the exclusion of Christianity.
Naima K Wade on December 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm said:
Thank you for being one of the many blessings America has given All of us, and has helped us survive. Keep up the demoractic legacy as pass it to our children.
scottie on December 30, 2016 at 11:24 am said:
Many blessings??????? where are you at let me tell you how they blessed me in 2005 i had my first major back surgery ive had 2 since and knee surgery not to mention severe copd and an air pocket on my lung so because its time for me to turn 65 they take my retirement and reduce it to 377 for 29 years paying taxes but because they blessed me with that 377 they took 400 of my ssi away not to mention they removed me from the medical plan i had been on since i was on ssi but because medicaid didnt want to pay for my medicine anymore they chose to pay the 120 medicare premium so medicare bless them puts me in a perscription plan with co pays on every perscription or they dont cover the medicines at all but the year before i turned 65 i went to social security to see what changes would be made and bless them i was told not a thing would change at least not til the august before my birthday when they started sending letters of what would be taken away and what would be left plus a cost of living raise for 2017 which the medicare hike will eat up yes we are surely blessed to have Social Security
Jessica ball on December 29, 2016 at 12:17 pm said:
I get to wait 4 years to find out if I’m approved for ssd. I’m confused on the day and year we are on. I think I had 3 tia’s and a seizure today, I’m super dizzy and all alone. I was told I was out cold for many minutes. I really hope I don’t have another seizure alone because I’m in fear of cracking my skull. Just another year and a half of waiting and hoping to live.
Tom on December 29, 2016 at 12:29 pm said:
Elections have consequences. You may want less government, but through the miracle of magical thinking everyone else will get less government but you? No one, from Congress to the White House in either party are making rationale choices as to what government must do, where to beef up services and where to cut back. They all take the cowards way of cutting everything equally that is not defense. You keep voting for them, so you will get the rewards of your votes. The new savior, ooops I mean president, will further reduce hiring to one for every 3 lost. So that means if you are waiting a year and a half for a hearing because the ALJ numbers were already reduced, it is about to get a whole lot worse. Good luck with Making America Great Again.
AKA on December 29, 2016 at 3:55 pm said:
A good synopsis of the progress we’ve made the past 8 Years. Hiring 1 to replace 3 has never happened. What does happen is the diversion of human resources to those things that fit the current political narrative and not hiring those who could lower the hearing backlogs. Such is the way it’s been for years. No priority for the essentials, plenty of priority for pet projects.
mathew p sokolich on December 29, 2016 at 12:37 pm said:
you dead beats ever think of making a living for yourself and taking care of your own children ??????
Marcel on December 29, 2016 at 1:30 pm said:
I am grateful that in this Christmas season we will soon have a new President that will truly represent all of us Americans!
We now will soon have the opportunity to be united in purpose, strong in dedication to becoming the best that we can be as Americans, and show our ability to be caring and respectful of others. We are certainly fortunate blessed by the Creator for our life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Welcome President Trump; America needs you!!
Berta on January 3, 2017 at 5:45 pm said:
Some people will believe anything! Marcel Trump isn’t thinking about you unless you’re a millionaire.
Patti on January 21, 2017 at 3:56 pm said:
Bill Fischer on December 29, 2016 at 1:35 pm said:
I opened this to comment on your omission of CHRISTMAS in your comments, but see that others have done that. Respecting the diversity of our country may be understandable, but not even mentioning or acknowledging the reason for the holiday is offensive. You may not be Christian, but intentionally avoiding even the name is sick, misguided Political Correctness.
Jeff T. on December 30, 2016 at 1:31 am said:
Oh, stuff it, Fischer. As soon as Trump gets into office, the Republicans will gut Social Security with H.R. 6489, introduced earlier this month. The bill will raise the retirement age and Social Security benefits for fossils like myself will be cut by 35%. So who gives a damn if you’re “offended” by something that isn’t offensive. Stick to real-life demons. For example, the Social Security Reform Act of 2016 I’ve just mentioned.
Marcel on December 30, 2016 at 3:54 am said:
Reread what you have just written; there is zero chance of a cut in SSA benefits for those who are receiving them. Allowing active wage earners to opt out and into a blended retirement plan is possible, but not probable.
You are using the same old fear tactics that the left promotes and thrives on. Only this time in the Presidential Election it did NOT work!!!
Marcel on December 30, 2016 at 3:55 am said:
You are using the same old fear tactics that the left promotes and thrives on.
Berta on January 3, 2017 at 5:48 pm said:
Seems as though the scare tactics are coming from the right as usual. Get it straight Marcel.
misery chick on December 30, 2016 at 10:22 am said:
👏👏👏 BRAVO 👏 👏 👏
Susa on December 29, 2016 at 2:01 pm said:
I agree with the previous writers. Interestingly, you can’t say Christmas and acknowledge the birth of Christ, but you can say kwanza–a fabricated holiday that has no meaning. Well done Obama. (That’s sarcasm, FYI).
Tony Sanders on December 30, 2016 at 5:23 pm said:
Social Security Amendments of January 1, 2017
2. The 2017 Social Security Changes Fact Sheet states the maximum benefit for a worker retiring at full retirement age grew 1.8% from $2,639 mo. (2016) to $2,687 mo. (2017). Inflation in maximum benefit (2.5%) should grow slower than (3%) normal benefits so more survivors receive the maximum benefit.
Title 2 Disability Insurance Reallocation Tax
Section 3 Disability Insurance Tax Rate
1. To amend the DI tax rate from 1.80% in 2015, to 2.37% in 2016, to 2.40% in 2017, to 2.20% in 2018 when the Baby Boomers shall retire. The Actuary has the peculiar disability of never having calculated the correct OASDI tax rate. 1.80% after 2018 provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is insufficient for existing benefits and must actually and legislatively be instantly corrected from 2.37% (2015-2018) to 2.4% (2017). The disability rate should stabilize at 2.20% in the intermediate term to allow for growth in compassionate allowances for adult orphan and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) workers who have contributed to the OASDI Trust Fund.
a. To increase the 0.9% DI tax in 2015 to 1.2% DI tax for employees and employers in 2017 and 1.1% in 2018 for printing on pay-stubs under Sec. 201(b)(1)(S) of the Social Security Act 42USC(7)II§401.
Section 4 Old Age Survivor Insurance Tax Rate
(1) To amend the OASI tax rate from 10.60% in 2015, to 10.03% in 2016, to 10.00% in 2017 and 10.20% in 2018 and thereafter to prevent the DI fund from being depleted and OASI Trust Fund from premature deficit.
(2) To decrease the 5.30% OASI tax in 2015 to 5.00% in 2017, to 5.10% in 2018, for employees and employers without increasing the overall 12.4% OASDI under 26USC§3101 and 26USC§3111 (as hacked in 2016) or 15.3% OASDI and Hospital Insurance (HI) Federal Insurance Contribution Act tax-rate under 26USC(A)(2)§1401.
Title 3 Cost-of-Living Annuity
Section 5 Three Percent Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
To pay beneficiaries a three percent (3%) annual COLA to grow faster than average annual consumer price inflation of 2.7% under Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act 42USC(7)§415(i).
Section 6 3% Annual Raise in Federal Minimum Wage and Welfare Benefits
1. To legislate an automatic minimum wage increase of not more or less than 3% annual growth, that should be affordable to employers so that irregular large increases in federal minimum wage do not result in layoffs due to private labor budget constraints, rounded to the nearest nickel, from $7.25 an hour in 2016, to $7.50 in 2017, to $7.75 an hour in 2018 and 8.00 in 2019 etc.’ in one final sentence at 29USC§206(a)(1)(D).
2. Cash welfare programs, TANF, SSI, OASDI etc., should budget for a 3% COLA to stay ahead of inflation, plus, in normal years beneficiary population growth of >1%, >104% of previous years costs. Federal spending on in-kind welfare programs like food stamps and housing assistance should grow 3% annually so population growth + average benefit growth = 3%.
3. Education and health are often considered welfare but overspending, particularly on health care, calls for regulation. Education spending growth, that fluctuates wildly, should be stabilized from the accurate year of FY 2017 at a rate of 3%, but US education spending is the second highest in the world, and the budget has fluctuated so wildly a 2.5% rate of growth is recommended until at least 2020. Health inflation needs be reduced to 2.5% until 2030 or when national health expenditures is less than 10% of GDP.
4. Agency non-welfare and infrastructure spending is expected to grow around 102.5%. Raises in administrative, managerial and professional wages are estimated % raise + % new employees = 2.5%.
Title 4 Maternity Leave
Section 7 Unemployment Compensation for 14 Weeks of Maternity Leave
(a) Although pregnant women can work until they go into labor the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Maternity Leave Convention No. 183 (2000) prescribes 14 weeks of paid maternity leave. To expedite the reemployment of individuals who have established a benefit year to claim unemployment compensation under State law the Secretary of Labor shall pay for 14 weeks of maternity leave.
(1) Childbirth is the most impoverishing part of household size adjusted poverty line for families. Child poverty is higher in the United States than any other industrialized nation. Child poverty has been growing since 10 million family benefits were cut 1996-2000.
(2) Employers shall provide at least 3 weeks of paid (sick) leave annually to uphold the Holiday with Pay ILO Convention No. 132 (1970).
(1) Where a woman does not meet the conditions to qualify for cash benefits under national laws and regulations or in any other manner consistent with national practice, she shall be entitled to adequate benefits out of social assistance funds, subject to the means test required for eligibility for benefits from the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants under Sec. 404 of Title IV-A of the Social Security Act 42USC§604 and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled under Sec. 1611 of Title XVI of the Social Security Act 42USC§1382.
Title 5 Health Annuity
Section 8 To repeal Affordable Care Act refundable premiums and cost-sharing reductions
To protect Streamlining of procedures for enrollment through an exchange and state medicaid, CHIP and health subsidy programs 42USC§18083 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and repeal the rest of Subchapter 4 Affordable Coverage Choices for All Americans Parts A & B 42USC§18071-18084 in order to abolish the refundable premium and cost-sharing reductions for the relief of the Treasury budget since January 1, 2016.
Section 9 Two-and-a-half percent health annuity rule reimbursements from January 1, 2016
(1) To legislate a 2.5% health annuity so ACA and other private health insurance corporations reimburse consumers with cash or credit for the consumer overpayment of the price-gouging 20% ACA premium increase from January 1, 2016.
(2) If Medicare doesn’t reimburse beneficiaries for the 20% SMI premium inflation in 2016, down from a request of 50%, in 2016 in cash or credit, Medicare will have to be abolished and social security beneficiaries and taxpayers over the age of 65 will be automatically eligible for free Medicaid health insurance policies and will not have to pay any health insurance premiums at all.
(a) With no COLA 2016 beneficiaries are due overpayment of $104.90 SMI premium (2015) and 0.3% COLA 2017 for overpaying 0.25% premium growth to $105.20 in 2017. With a 3% COLA in 2017 SMI premiums would increase 2.5% to $107.50 as should have occurred in 2016 under Sec. 1840 of the Social Security Act 42USC§1395s.
(3) The Amount of Premiums Section 1839 of Title XVII of the Social Security Act 42USC§1395r(a) should be amended to be true to the one-third of cost paid for with Medicare premiums rule in effect rather than the fifty percent of cost advertised in the un-regulatory law, so:
(a) The monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over shall be equal with all people who would otherwise be eligible for Medicare Part B because they are Old Age Survivor Disability Insurance (OASDI) beneficiaries. The premium is designed to afford one-third of the total of the benefits and administrative costs estimated to be payable per capita from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for services performed and related administrative costs incurred in such calendar year with respect to such enrollees and any credit due.
(i) Provided, and in proportion, with a 3% cost-of-living annuity for low income social security beneficiaries, there shall be a 2.5% increase in SMI premium. The inflation adjustment of the monthly premium of each individual enrolled is calculated from the premium price of $104.90 in 2015 rounded to the nearest 5 cents.
(ii) The SMI deductible was $147 in 2015.
(iii) The Drug benefit deductible was $320 in 2015. In the Drug program the initial benefit limit and catastrophic threshold, rounded to the nearest dollar, of $2,960 and $4,700 in 2015 respectively.
(iv) The 2.5% health annuity rule applies equally to negotiations with private health insurance programs, health care providers, medical supply and social security beneficiaries with a three percent COLA. National health expenditures must go down from the high estimate of 17.5% of GDP in 2016 and a 2.5% health annuity will reduce spending to <10% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025.
Sections 10-24 being edited for January 1, 2017 guidance. The SMI premium negotiation has been updated to more accurately explain the 3% COLA for 2.5% health annuity harmless deal. Please get the 3% COLA right from the first of 2017.
Tony Sanders on December 31, 2016 at 6:39 pm said:
To make insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm) and orphan qualifying disabilities for SSDI or $777 mo. SSI (2018).
To legislate a 2.4% DI tax rate to pay for a 6% COLA for calendar year 2017 and 2.2% DI tax rate and 3% COLA every year thereafter.
To amend the DI tax rate from 1.80% in 2015, to 2.37% in 2016, to 2.40% in 2017, to 2.20% in 2018 to when all the Baby Boomer shall have retired. To increase the 0.9% DI tax in 2015 to 1.2% DI tax for employees and employers in 2017 and 1.1% in 2018 under Sec. 201(b)(1)(S) of the Social Security Act 42USC(7)II§401.
To amend the OASI tax rate from 10.60% in 2015, to 10.03% in 2016, to 10.00% in 2017 and 10.20% in 2018 and thereafter to prevent the DI fund from being depleted and OASI Trust Fund from premature deficit. To increase the 5.30% OASI tax in 2015 to 5.00% in 2017, to 5.10% in 2018, for employees and employers without increasing the overall 12.4% OASDI under 26USC§3101 and 26USC(C)(21)(A)§3111 (as hacked in 2016) or 15.3% OASDI and Hospital Insurance (HI) Federal Insurance Contribution Act tax-rate under 26USC(A)(2)§1401.
To pay a 3% Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) 2017 and 3% COLA every year thereafter to protect benefit determination from attrition by average estimated inflation of 2.6% in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) under Sec. 215(i) of the Social Security Act 42USC§415(i).
Arturo Rangel on December 31, 2016 at 11:11 pm said:
Ridiculous to blame Obama for this oversight. 😂If you are waiting for the president elect Trumps to correct this, big surprise is around the corne. He and his cronies are waiting to rid social security through their privatetizion plan.
Jean on January 2, 2017 at 4:19 am said:
Yes he was making fun out of people with disability …. the people he picked are the ones who dont what the programs ssi and ssd … this just my thought. . I am so worried i dont if just start being homeless because this take place … regardless how we all feel. They dont care about us they got money and they will be ok and so will there families.
Jean on January 2, 2017 at 4:09 am said:
I dont understand alot wat going with ssi and ssd but i am scared … in 2017 but was reading online that they were going to cut people off starting sometime in April. . I am so worried that be homless no were to go … i called ssi office they told me they cant talk about it ….. this scarie cause leave people like us who are on trying to get it left out to dry …. i even tryed to open my account ss site and would let me … so i can see if there change or that … i am worried sick ..
Ray Fernandez, Public Affairs Specialist on January 5, 2017 at 2:32 pm said:
Hi Jean. Currently, there have been no changes to the Social Security programs. According to the Social Security Board of Trustees, the combined assets of the Social Security trust funds are projected to be depleted in 2034. If Congress does not act before then, there will only be sufficient income coming in to pay 79 percent of scheduled benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/TR/2016/index.html. We hope this information helps.
tony on January 3, 2017 at 3:13 pm said:
The SSA better get ready for the massive amount of SSI and SSDI applications coming next year when the States tries to keep poor single adult on Medicaid after the Republicans repeal Obamacare. New York and other States will restart the Disability Advocate Services to get people back on Medicaid costing the SSA billions of dollars.
tony on January 3, 2017 at 5:05 pm said:
I seen parents drag their lazy kids who are over 18 years old to the local Social Security office to apply for SSI. The parents income doesn’t matter after they turn 18.
They get free money each month and free college tuition when on SSI. It is better than a scholarship.
tony on January 3, 2017 at 5:10 pm said:
All they need is to visit the psychologist/psychiatrist a few times complaining of anxiety, depression, hearing voice, seeing thing, low IQ, or mood disorder to get that free SSI.
Pauline A. Grubb on January 4, 2017 at 6:37 pm said:
My daughter is an adult but she also has mental disabilities. She cannot leave her apartment or walk through the threshold. She can’t go outside of her house to check her mail. Neither can she throw her trash away. She hears voices who demand what she can or cannot do for her daily activities. I don’t know what to do to help her except pay her rent and help her buy her food once a week. She also won’t open her door for anyone.
Can you please tell me if I can assign my social security income to my daughter in the event of my death?
Ann Clifton on January 5, 2017 at 1:20 pm said:
Hi, Pauline. We are sorry to hear about your daughter’s condition. An adult who became disabled before age 22 may be able to receive benefits on a deceased parent’s record. See “Adults Disabled Before Age 22.” In addition to that information, keep in mind that we pay disability benefits to people who are unable to work because of a medical condition that is expected to last one year or more or to end in death. If you think that your daughter is disabled and meets our definition of disability, we encourage you to help her apply for disability benefits. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 and ask a representative to assist you. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Or you can contact your local Social Security office directly. For more information visit our “Frequently Asked Questions” web page on disability. Thank you.
jim johnson on January 27, 2017 at 4:14 pm said:
Jodi Zarek on February 4, 2017 at 6:07 pm said:
My grandson is 5 and does not talk, walk, or feed himself. He does however get disability but does not have a diagnosis yet. His mom works and he has 1 sister with another sister on the way. My question is…she has been receiving disability for him but received a letter today stating he won’t be receiving a check in March due to the fact that they ESTIMATED her pay to a certain amount. Which is way over then what she makes.. How can you ESTIMATE pay when it is the same almost every month? Please someone explain and help me understand so I can calm my daughter down and wants to stop his disability.
Ray Fernandez, Public Affairs Specialist on February 6, 2017 at 2:16 pm said:
We wish we could help Jodi, but for security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog. Your daughter should contact her local Social Security office as soon as possible, she should bring and provide copies of her most recent pay stubs. If she is unable to visit the local office, she can call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday but you will generally have a shorter wait time if you call later in the day or later in the week. Thanks.
Richard D. Smith on October 11, 2017 at 2:25 pm said:
I read this post properly and my first thought is wow its great and I hope its a great opportunity for kids. I suggest to you that you carry on working for children .
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Jacqueline C. White on October 11, 2017 at 3:25 pm said:
This post Is Nice, this is always a better idea to go green and do things that are better for the environment and is very energy efficient. Monica Edwards is a communications strategist for the Human Research Engagement. Formerly a high school journalism and communications teacher, she is a Texas-native and lifelong NASA enthusiast specializing in web feature stories and graphic designing.
Jacqueline C. White on October 11, 2017 at 3:28 pm said:
This post Is Nice, this is always a better idea to go green and do things that are better for the environment and is very energy efficient. Monica Edwards is a communications strategist for the Human Research Engagement. a few times complaining of anxiety, depression, hearing voice, seeing thing, low IQ, or mood disorder to get that free SSI. she is a Texas-native and lifelong NASA enthusiast specializing in web feature stories and graphic designing.
Mehedi on October 11, 2017 at 3:31 pm said:
Every child need hard security with freedom. So every parents need to look after their children with a good security. Then Children will be able to grow easily and then they will be save.
Beverly Terry on April 29, 2019 at 10:52 am said:
I have sole legal custody of my granddaughter. She has lived with me since 2 years old. She is now 8 will be 9 in October. I am 68 years old. Before I leave work, I need to know if she can draw social security from me.
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