323.Who is entitled to child's insurance benefits?

A child is entitled to child's insurance benefits on the Social Security record of a parent if the following conditions are met:

1. An application for child's insurance benefits is filed;

2. The child is (or was) dependent upon the parent (see §§333-337);

3. The child is not married;

4. The child meets any of the following conditions:

   1. Is under age 18;

   2. Is age 18-19 and a full-time elementary or secondary school student; or

   3. Is age 18 or older and under a disability (which must have begun before age 22) (see §517); and

5. The parent meets any of the following conditions:

   1. Is entitled to disability insurance benefits;

   2. Is entitled to retirement insurance benefits;

   3. Died and was either fully or currently insured at the time of death.

Last Revised: Feb. 6, 2003