Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Social Security survivor benefit ⓘ
United States federal benefit program ⓘ
administeredBy Social Security Administration ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
fundingSource Social Security Trust Funds ⓘ
governedBy Social Security Administration regulations ⓘ
legalBasis Title II of the Social Security Act ⓘ
programCategory Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance ⓘ
linked to: Social Security
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 ⓘ
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 → Social Security survivors benefits ⓘ
linked to: Mother’s and Father’s Insurance Benefits