Social security question

If a grown 28 year old only child loses both parents, is she eligible to collect any of their Social security until hers starts?

Thanks in advance.

Survivor benefits stop at 18, unless you are still in high school or are disabled.

Only if she hides the bodies and continues to collect the cheques.

Did you look under the couch?

Unless it’s an old couch, it shouldn’t be lumpy.
Then there’s the smell …

Couldn’t smell worse than the new hippy like incense (sp?) my wife recently brought into our home. :smiley:

If you come under a “disability” (as determined by SSA) before you attain the age of 22, you will be entitled to child’s benefits, provided, of course, that you are not engaging in substantial gainful activity. Code of Federal Regulations § 404.350