Should my disabled adult son's Social Security benefits increase with mine at 68? How long for adjustment?

It sounds like you're dealing with Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits, also called Childhood Disability Benefits. Your son might qualify for higher benefits on your record if his disability began before age 22 (you mentioned age 24, so that might be the issue). If he qualifies, he could receive up to 50% of your Primary Insurance Amount while you're alive. The adjustment should happen automatically, but in my experience, it can take 2-3 months for the change to process. The SSA computer systems don't always talk to each other efficiently. I'd recommend calling the SSA directly or using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to a representative quickly. Their service helped me reach an actual person at SSA within 20 minutes after weeks of trying. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Z-BRbJw3puU Double-check with them about when your son's disability officially began according to their records. That could be the determining factor here.

My daughter's in a simlar situation and it took FOUR MONTHS for her check to change!!! The SSA is sooooo slow with everything. And no they didnt do exactly half for her either, I think it depends on other factors. Just wait it out, but maybe call to confirm its in process.

I work with Social Security claims, and there are several important points to understand here: 1. When your son's benefit is adjusted, it will be as a Disabled Adult Child (DAC) on your record. This applies because his disability began before age 22. 2. The maximum he can receive is 50% of your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA), which is actually LESS than your current check since you delayed claiming until 68 (which increased your benefit through delayed retirement credits). 3. There's also something called the Family Maximum Benefit (FMB) that might limit his payment to less than 50% if there are multiple dependents on your record. 4. This adjustment process typically takes 2-3 months, but can sometimes take longer due to SSA workloads. 5. When processed, any increase will be retroactive to when you became entitled to benefits. 6. The adjustment should happen automatically, but it's worth confirming it's in process. I recommend waiting one more month, then contacting SSA to verify the adjustment is being processed if you haven't seen changes. Be sure to specifically ask about the DAC benefit conversion.

When my wife claimed her benefits, our disabled son's benefit increased too but it wasn't automatic like they said it would be! I had to make THREE trips to the office and file a separate application. Don't believe them when they say "no paperwork needed" - ALWAYS get something in writing and follow up! The SSA is a mess these days.

I went thru this with my son last year. Yes - it should be 50% of your PIA (not your actual payment), but there's a family maximum limit too. My son's increase took about 10 weeks to process. When it finally came through, they included back payments to when I started getting my retirement. Don't worry too much yet!

Just wanted to share that I was in this exact situation last year with my disabled daughter. It took about 3 months for her benefit to increase after I started receiving mine at 66. The most frustrating part was calling SSA - I spent HOURS on hold and kept getting disconnected. I finally tried using Claimyr (claimyr.com) after seeing it recommended on another thread here. They got me connected to an actual SSA representative in about 15 minutes! The rep confirmed everything was in process but needed one additional document. Totally worth it to avoid the endless hold times. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Z-BRbJw3puU Be patient, but definitely follow up if it goes beyond 3 months.

My brothers disabled and his payment is exactly half of my moms retirement check. But when she first filed it took almost 12 weeks for his payment to change. SSA is crazy slow with everything!! Just hang tight, they'll get to it eventually.

Thank you everyone for your helpful responses! I'm relieved to hear this delay seems normal, though frustrated it takes so long. I'll wait another month before taking action. To clarify - my son's disability definitely began before age 22 (he was 20), so it sounds like he should qualify for the DAC benefits at 50% of my PIA (not my actual increased benefit for delaying to 68). I'm also glad to hear they'll backpay the increased amount once it's processed. I'll update here when it finally goes through in case it helps someone else in the future!