how old do you have to be to get ssi
The minimum age for Social Security disability benefits is eighteen years old provided the eighteen year old has worked long enough to be insured for Social Security disability. Or, an adult child may be eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits based upon a deceased or living parent s earnings record.
Children under 18 who file for SSI are evaluated on the basis of whether or not they have a severe impairment (mental, physical, or both) that results in marked and severe functional limitations , rather than in an inability to work.