Will my disabled adult daughter lose SSI when my husband takes Social Security at 62?

Your daughter might qualify for Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB, sometimes called Disabled Adult Child benefits or DAC) on your husband's record, which could be higher than SSI. This happens when a parent who worked starts collecting retirement. The good news is she might get more money, but there's a catch - if she moves from SSI to CDB, she'll need to be careful about the resources/asset limits. SSI has strict limits but also some flexibility with living arrangements. The SSA is doing this interview to determine if she qualifies for the higher benefit on your husband's record. They need the medical info to verify her disability status continues to meet their criteria.

I went through this exact situation with my son last year. The SSA will evaluate if your daughter qualifies for Child's Benefits (specifically Adult Child's Benefits since she's disabled) based on your husband's work record. If the benefit amount from your husband's record is higher than her current SSI, they'll switch her to that program and terminate SSI. If it's lower, she'll stay on SSI. One important thing: if she does qualify for benefits on your husband's record, it won't reduce his payment at all! This is a common misconception. Your husband will still get his full retirement amount regardless of your daughter's benefits.

they might be trying to get her on SSDI instead of SSI. SSI is for people with no work credits but SSDI is based on your husbands work record. my brother had this happen and he got more money from SSDI than SSI. good luck with the interview!

Be prepared for the phone interview! Make sure you have ALL your daughter's medical information ready - current doctors' contact info, her treatment history, medications, etc. They're going to re-evaluate her disability status even though she's already been approved for SSI. When my son switched from SSI to benefits on my record, they made the process WAY more complicated than necessary. I ended up having to call SSA about 5 times because they kept saying they were missing information. Each time I was on hold FOREVER. The whole process took almost 4 months when they said it would take 6 weeks. Just be persistent!!

Your daughter will likely receive what's called CDB (Childhood Disability Benefits) based on your husband's record. Here's what you need to know: 1. The benefit amount will be up to 50% of your husband's PIA (Primary Insurance Amount) 2. If the CDB amount is higher than her SSI, she'll be switched to CDB and lose SSI 3. After 24 months on CDB, she'll qualify for Medicare 4. In many states, she might still qualify for Medicaid through state programs 5. The interview is standard procedure to verify continued disability This won't affect your husband's benefit amount at all. Just make sure to have all medical records, her SS card, and information about her current benefits ready for the interview.

when this happened to my daughter she got more money but lost her medicaid for awhile and it was a NIGHTMARE. had to apply for a medicaid waiver program separately. make sure you ask about medicaid continuation during the interview!!!

Try using Claimyr to get through to SSA faster if you need to call them with questions after your interview. I found them at claimyr.com after getting disconnected 4 times trying to call about my disability review. You can watch how it works here: https://youtu.be/Z-BRbJw3puU - basically they wait on hold with SSA for you and call you when an agent picks up. Saved me HOURS of frustration, especially with complicated family benefit situations like yours that regular reps sometimes don't understand.

One more important thing - if your daughter receives more than SSI (which is likely with the DAC/CDB benefits), she'll need to be careful about the resources test. SSI has a $2,000 asset limit, but receiving benefits on your husband's record might make her eligible for an ABLE account where she can save more without losing benefits. Also, if she works at all, the earnings limits are different than they were under SSI. Make sure to ask about all this during your interview.

Everyone here is right about the Adult Disabled Child benefits. My brother went through this transition. Just to add some clarity: the benefit is based on your husband's Primary Insurance Amount (PIA), which is what he would get at full retirement age. Since your husband is taking benefits early at 62, HE gets a reduced amount, but your daughter would still get 50% of his PIA, not 50% of his reduced benefit. This can be significantly higher than SSI payments!

The SSA systems for SSI and retirement benefits don't communicate well with each other, so BE PERSISTENT! When my husband retired, they didn't automatically check if our disabled son qualified for benefits on his record. I had to specifically request it, then follow up multiple times. Don't assume they'll handle everything correctly the first time. Document EVERY conversation (get names, dates, confirmation numbers) and follow up if you don't hear anything within a couple weeks after your interview.

my daughters medicaid got messed up when she switched from ssi to dac benefits and it took MONTHS to fix!!! call your state medicaid office right away to ask about medicaid for disabled adult children who loss ssi. don't wait for ssa to tell you becuz they might not!