How to file for Social Security benefits
Social Security isn’t just for the elderly. Parents and single adults are eligible. Children under the age of 18 can receive Social Security benefits. The Social Security office offers many services for citizens. The services available are disability benefits, survivor benefits and Medicare. These are just a few that are available.
Will you apply online or in person?
Online
The online application saves you a trip to the local office in your area, and having to wait in long lines. At the end of the application, you are given a time and date of an appointment with a Social Security representative.
In person
In person, you are faced with long waits. Sometimes it is better to deal with the long waits there. It will feel as if you actually accomplished something. The benefit of filling out the application in the office is that you can ask questions if you need too.
A disability must be proven in a child to receive benefits. Disabilities that may qualify the child for benefits are syndromes, physical limitations and mental disorders. If the child is approved, the parent will be in charge of the money. They are called beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are responsible for spending and saving the money. To prove a disability, the applicant must show medical records of some kind.
Every six months to a year, you must complete a review. The review consists of questions concerning the spending of the money and questions concerning the child or person who is receiving the benefits.
Social Security is a government program. Not everyone is approved for these benefits. A denial doesn’t mean you will never receive them. Don’t give up. You can always appeal the decision. It is important to make sure you keep all your appointments and do everything they ask you to do. You wouldn’t want to do anything to mess it up and lose your benefits.
The money can be spent on whatever benefits the child. It could go for food, shelter, clothing and anything else for the child or person. As long as it supports the person who is receiving the funds, then it is OK. It isn’t OK to spend it on things that don’t pertain to the child or person. You are the beneficiary. It is your responsibility to make sure the money goes to good use.