FAMILY BENEFITS
01.Core Concepts
Benefit payable to family members of worker receiving retirement benefits or disability benefits: • Spouse • Age 62 and older, or • Caring for a child under age 16, or • Caring for a child who was disabled before age 22 • Unmarried Child • Under age 18, or • Under age 19 and in high school, or • Age 18 or older and disabled before age 22 33 SURVIVORS BENEFIT Benefits payable to family members of deceased individuals who were entitled to benefits: • Widow or Widower • Age 60 and older, or • Over 50 and disabled, or • Caring for a child under age 16, or • Caring for a child who was disabled before age 22 • Unmarried Child • Under 18, or • Under age 19 and in high school, or • Age 18 or older and disabled before age 22 • Dependent parents of the deceased worker