Disabled Adult Children (DAC): Navigating Social Security Benefits for Parents of Disabled Adults
Columbia, MD – The Social Security Administration provides benefits to minor children of retirees, but did you know that these benefits can also extend to disabled adult children (DACs)? Since its inception in the 1930s, the Social Security program has allowed minor children to receive benefits based on a retiree’s record. These benefits usually stop when the child turns 18, but if the child is disabled, they can continue to receive benefits indefinitely. To qualify …