Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits

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Social Security survivor benefit United States federal benefit program

Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits are Social Security survivor benefits that provide monthly payments to widowed parents caring for the minor children of a deceased insured worker.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Social Security survivors benefits	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Social Security survivor benefit ⓘ United States federal benefit program ⓘ
administeredBy	Social Security Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
ageRequirement	no minimum age for the surviving parent if a qualifying child is in care ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Father’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ Mother’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ Mother’s and Father’s Benefits ⓘ
applicationMethod	in-person application at Social Security office ⓘ telephone application with Social Security Administration ⓘ
beneficiary	surviving divorced parent in some circumstances ⓘ widowed father ⓘ widowed mother ⓘ
benefitBasis	primary insurance amount of the deceased worker ⓘ
benefitCondition	benefits are payable only while a qualifying child is in the surviving parent’s care ⓘ benefits generally end when the youngest child in care turns 16 unless the child is disabled ⓘ benefits may end if the surviving parent remarries under certain rules ⓘ
benefitNature	entitlement benefit based on insured status of deceased worker ⓘ
benefitStart	benefits can begin as early as the month of the worker’s death if timely application is filed ⓘ
benefitType	monthly cash payment ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
documentationRequired	Social Security numbers for parent and child ⓘ child’s birth certificate or proof of age ⓘ proof of death of the worker ⓘ proof of relationship to the deceased worker ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	child in care must be under age 16 or disabled ⓘ deceased worker must be fully or currently insured under Social Security ⓘ surviving parent must apply for benefits with the Social Security Administration ⓘ surviving parent must be the widow or widower of a deceased insured worker ⓘ surviving parent must have in-care a child of the deceased worker ⓘ surviving parent must not have remarried under certain conditions ⓘ
fundedBy	Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll taxes NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundingSource	Social Security Trust Funds NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	Social Security Administration regulations ⓘ
legalBasis	Title II of the Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
programCategory	Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance NERFINISHED ⓘ
programScope	federal nationwide program ⓘ
purpose	provide income to widowed parents caring for minor children of a deceased insured worker ⓘ replace part of the deceased worker’s earnings for the family unit ⓘ
relatedTo	Child’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ Surviving Divorced Spouse’s Benefits NERFINISHED ⓘ Widower’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ Widow’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ
subjectTo	family maximum benefit limits ⓘ
targetPopulation	families of deceased workers with minor or disabled children ⓘ
taxStatus	benefits may be taxable depending on recipient’s income ⓘ
terminationEvent	no longer having a qualifying child in care ⓘ remarriage of the surviving parent when not otherwise protected by statute ⓘ

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Title II of the Social Security Act → establishesProgram → Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1977 → affectsProgram → Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits ⓘ

this entity surface form: Social Security survivors benefits