Social Security back pay confusion for disabled adult child benefit after father's death

Yes, she will definitely receive backpay. When a disabled adult child (DAC) is approved for benefits on a deceased parent's record, SSA pays retroactive benefits from the date of eligibility. In your case, that's October through January. The backpay is typically processed separately from the ongoing monthly benefits. In my experience, backpay usually arrives within 30-60 days after the approval letter, sometimes sooner. It could come as one lump sum or multiple payments. Be sure to check her bank account regularly if she has direct deposit set up. Otherwise, watch for paper checks in the mail.

i went thru this with my brother last year. the back pay just showed up in his account no warning or anything. took about 6 weeks after the approval letter. just make sure ur daughters direct deposit info is correct in the system!!

To add some clarification here - the backpay for Disabled Adult Child benefits following a parent's death works slightly differently than other Social Security backpay situations. The payments should cover the period from the month of death (October in your case) through the month before regular monthly payments begin (January). One important thing to note: there's a 5-month waiting period for disabled worker benefits, but this doesn't apply to DAC benefits in survivor situations. That's why your daughter was eligible immediately from the month of death. The backpay will likely arrive as a separate deposit with a different payment description. It might arrive all at once or in installments, depending on the amount. Make sure to check both her MySSA account online as well as her bank account regularly.

When my son got approved for DAC benefits after his mom died, it took FOREVER to get the backpay!!! Almost 3 months after the approval letter!!! And they never told us it was coming either. Just randomly showed up in his account one day. The SS people couldn't even tell me when to expect it when I called. The whole system is BROKEN!

I had a similar situation last year with my adult disabled son after my husband passed. Getting through to SSA was impossible - I spent hours on hold only to get disconnected. I finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to a live person at SSA in under 10 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Z-BRbJw3puU Once I actually spoke to someone, they confirmed the backpay was being processed and gave me a timeframe. For us, the backpay arrived about 5 weeks after approval as a separate direct deposit. Having a definite answer really helped my anxiety about it.

whats the monthly payment amount for ur daughter if u dont mind me asking? my cousin might need to apply for dac benefits soon and im trying to figure out how much she might get

my daughter got SSI not SSDI so its probably different for you. SSI doesn't do back payments the same way. but i think for SSDI and disabled adult child benefits they do pay you for those months they said she was eligible. also make sure you know if she got approved for medicare too because sometimes they don't tell you clearly about that part.

I just wanted to update everyone - the backpay arrived today! It came exactly 7 weeks after the approval letter, as a separate direct deposit labeled "SSA TREAS 310 XXSUPP". It covered all four months (October through January) in one lump sum. Thanks everyone for your helpful advice - it really helped me understand what to expect during this confusing time.