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Social Security Benefits for Children with Disabilities (Social Security Matters, SSA)

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SSA’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program helps children with qualifying disabilities and their families. For this program, a child must meet all of the following requirements to be considered disabled and medically eligible:

  • The child must have a medical condition, or a combination of conditions, that result in “marked and severe functional limitations.” This means that the condition(s) must very seriously limit the child’s activities.
  • The child’s condition(s) must have been disabling, or be expected to be disabling, for at least 12 months; or the condition(s) must be expected to result in death.

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Disability Characteristics Early Childhood Elementary Family Engagement High School Independent Living Middle School State/National Organizations Transition