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Can I collect my mom’s Social Security?
Your spouse, children, and parents could be eligible for benefits based on your earnings. You may receive survivors benefits when a family member dies. You and your family could be eligible for benefits based on the earnings of a worker who died. The deceased person must have worked long enough to qualify for benefits.
Can you get your mother’s Social Security benefits if you are under 16?
You can expect to receive 75 percent of your mother’s benefit amount if you qualify for benefits under the Social Security Act. If your mother qualified for Social Security benefits and you are under age 16, the Social Security Administration will pay your father benefits from your mother’s record if he provides for your care.
Can a 17 year old apply for Social Security alone?
Yes; but not alone. A parent needs to fill in the parental info on the form (which you can download from SSA.gov’s website & fill out to save time. And the parent also has to sign, as you do. So you’ll both have to go in to show your pic ID’s.
Can you get Social Security benefits if your mother passed away?
Social Security’s life insurance program supplies more benefits to children that any other federal program, according to the agency. If your mother passed away with enough work credits to qualify for survivor benefits for her family, you may receive a benefit check based on her work record.
What happens to my parents Social Security benefits when my father retires?
If your father is full retirement age, he will generally receive 100 percent of your mother’s benefit amount. If he qualifies for retirement benefits based on his own record, the agency will pay him the higher monthly benefit, combining benefit amounts if necessary.
