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There are disability benefits available to children, in the form of SSI, and these benefits are contingent upon your income and resources falling below a certain level. If your child has a disability and you wish to receive consideration for disability benefits based on this, you should contact the Social Security Administration to schedule an interview. During the disability interview, the claims representative will review your income and resources. If it is determined that your income and resources are below the established limits, then you may file a disability claim for your child. If your child is allowed SSI, you will receive a monthly cash benefit and your child will automatically qualify for Medicaid benefits as well. The distinction should be noted that minor-age children are not eligible for social security disability though they are eligible for SSI disability benefits. However, there is another disability program under which an individual's child who is not a minor may possibly qualify for benefits. If a parent is receiving a Social Security disability or retirement benefit, their child, who is under the age of nineteen, may file for adult child disability on the record of the parent, provided that Social Security Administration finds them disabled. The adult disabled child’s benefit is only available if a parent is receiving Social Security retirement or Social Security disability, and the qualifying adult child has been determined to be disabled prior to the age of twenty-two. 
Social Security Disability and SSI Disability Information
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