Social Security question
Arliedog ( Arliedog@aol.com )
Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:27:27 EST
It seems to me, based on reading part of the Social Security Administration's
Publication # 05-10029, that death benefits include disability payments only
for a spouse. (No, this wasn't leisure reading! I thought the questions was
an excellent one.) My source was http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10029.html#Part+1.
The child could of course still get benefits if they are unmarried and under
18 (19...).
I believe that is also a safe assumption based on the readings (ie no child
disability benefits). A question on the exam which would have an answer that
they would receive disability benefits, whether true by SSA rules or not,
could be contested since nowhere in our readings does it indicate they would
(at least I haven't seen it).
Does anyone have further evidence either way?