A woman, W, aged 58, took care of her mentally handicapped daughter, C. C was receiving adult child’s social security disability insurance benefits. She needed constant supervision from her mother.
A’s husband was 65 years old and receiving old age social security insurance benefits. Because C was “in the care” of W, W was entitled to spouse’s Social Security benefits, even though she was under 62 years of age, the typical age of qualifying for these benefits.
See Social Security Ruling (SSR) 63-1.
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