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People collect SSI when they are disabled. If a child is disabled, you can apply to see if they are eligible to receive SSI. The Social Security Office will have applications.

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Q: Is my child eligible for SSI?
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Can you draw a check for your child if parent has SSI?

Your child would have to be "permanently and totally disabled" to qualify for SSI. However, s/he should be eligible for TANF/Medicaid.


What can a mother do for a child's support if the father of her child is on SSI and does not have a job and does not have to pay child support?

If the father is on SSI the child is entitled to check too from SSI. If the paternity of the child has been established you are fine. You can contact SSI with the childs birth record, file a child support action and the child will receive his own check. If paternity has not been established hire and attorney or contact you local child support enforcement agency.


Can a person on ssi receive benefits for their child?

The child may be eligible for TANF (formerly AFDC) and Medicaid. The two of you may be eligible for SNAP (formerly food stamps).


Can a spouse received SSI if his or her spouse received SSI and they take care of them and their kids?

SSI does not include spousal benefits - each individual must be determined eligible on their own. The spouse/children might be eligible for TANF.


How long after payment of ssi does it have to be before you dont have to pay back ssi check?

As long as it was issued to an eligible individual, SSI never has to be paid back.


Does SSI count as income for child support?

Child support is not affected by the receipt of SSI by either the custodial parent or the child.


Could you get child support from someone who is on ssi?

SSI recipients are not liable for current, ongoing child support and child support, current or past-due, cannot be withheld from SSI payments. [SSI recipients are, of course, liable for any past due child support.]


Do you have to pay child support if a child already receives ssi?

NO, not if the child is over 18 and receiving an SSI check.


Does the father have to pay child support or child care for an autistic child if the father is on SSI?

No. SSI recipients are not liable for child support.


Can a minor child be covered by my health insurance if I get SSI because I am disabled?

In most cases, you would file for the child separately. They are most likely eligible for Medicaid or state programs like Healthy Kids.


How much child support does the child get of a father that gets SSI in MIssouri?

None, SSI cannot be attached


Do I qualify for SSI if I am raising a child that's not mine?

do i qualify for ssi if i raising a child thats not mine