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What Happens When A Child Receiving Benefits Turns 18?
Since disabled children under the age of 18 normally do not hold down substantial employment, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has a different standard to determine eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). To determine whether an 18-year-old person is eligible for SSDI or SSI, the SSA will have to determine whether there exists a:
“Medically determinable physical or mental impairment which results in marked and severe functional limitations, and which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or is expected to last a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”
Childhood Continuing Disability Reviews
If your child has a condition that may improve, he or she may have to undergo a childhood continuing disability review. If the condition is not likely to improve, your child may or may not have to undergo such an evaluation.
