SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT TO A MINOR CHILD
MY GRANDSON WAS 15 WHEN HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. IS HE ENTITLED TO HER SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR BENEFIT?
Terry Says
The answer to that depends on his age now, whether he is in school, and whether he is disabled.
Read this: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10085.pdf
But if he is older, and out of school, and you’re asking what “happened” to all the money his mother paid in, the answer is no, he can’t claim benefits on her account. He must work and build up his own record of SS contributions.
