Social Security Administration
About 4.3 million children receive benefits from the nearly $2.6 billion Social Security distributes each month, because one or both of their parents are disabled, retired, or deceased. Those dollars help to provide the necessities of life for family members and help make it possible for those children to complete high school. When a parent becomes disabled or dies, Social Security benefits help stabilize the family's financial future.SS income for children/dependents of deceased parent. Provide supplementary income to children of a deceased parent.Your child can get benefits if they're your biological child, adopted child, or dependent stepchild. (Sometimes, your child could also be eligible for benefits on their grandparents' earnings."Your child can get benefits if they're your biological child, adopted child, or dependent stepchild. (Sometimes, your child could also be eligible for benefits on their grandparents' earnings.) To get benefits, a child must have: A parent who's disabled or retired and entitled to Social Security benefits; or a parent who died after having worked long enough in a job where they paid Social Security taxes. The child must also be: unmarried; younger than age 18; 18-19 years old and a full-time student (no higher than grade 12); or 18 or older and disabled. (The disability must have started before age 22.)