Child life beneficiary (Family Member form)

To be entitled to child's benefits as the child of an old-age or disability beneficiary, an individual must have filed an application for child's benefits and must be:

• dependent upon that beneficiary;
• unmarried; and
• under age 18, or if age 18 or over, be 1) under a disability which began before age 22, or 2) a full-time elementary or secondary school student under age 19.

A child entitled to child's benefits on the record of a living worker will be entitled to a monthly benefit effective with the first month in which all of the above requirements are met throughout the entire month.

For more information on child life benefits, see the OASDI Digest.