Receiving Social Security Survivor Benefits?

I have a child who has been on SSI since her father passed away. She just turned 18 on July 7. She is still in high school. My questions are; will she still receive a check for July in August and shouldn't she be still eligible for them for a year since she still in high school?

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Judy
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August 3, 20170 found this helpful

She will receive benefits until she is 19, even if she is still in high school.

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cybergrannie
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August 3, 20170 found this helpful

I'm wondering exactly what you mean by your daughter being on SSI since her father died. I suppose you mean her father was on SSI when he died and she is receiving survivor benefits.

She will be eligible to receive benefits until she reaches 19 years of age as long as she is a full time student and has not graduated. No benefits are payable for school past 12th grade (no college).
I would suggest you take your paperwork (especially any letters received from SS) and go to the SSA in person so you can ask any questions and also to be sure they continue the benefits.
You should have received a letter from SS before she turned 18 stating the ending date of her benefits and that would have been the time to visit SS and inform them that she is still in school. It is your responsibility to tell them that she is a full time student and has not graduated. Summer does not count if she will be returning to school in the fall.

Here are a couple of links to help you understand how the system works but only a visit to the SS office will take care of this procedure.

www.ssa.gov/.../EN-05-10085.pdf

www.ssa.gov/.../onyourown4.html

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attosa
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August 3, 20170 found this helpful

She will, but call for help after that.
(800) 772-1213

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cybergrannie
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August 4, 20170 found this helpful

Please read the information in the links that I listed in my previous answer as there is a very important statement that you should not miss.
This is part of the statement:
If your child is younger than 19 and still attending a secondary or elementary school, they MUST NOTIFY US. They must complete a

statement of attendance certified by a school official. The benefits will then usually continue until your child graduates, or until two months after reaching age 19, whichever comes first.
This is very important and you must contact SS to continue this coverage.
So, the answer to your question is as everyone stated but it is your responsibility to notify SS or your benefits will stop just as the letter you received stated. This cannot be done over the telephone but has to be done in person.
Some rules change over the years with SS but this is not one of them. Please go to the SS office and file the paperwork.

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mom-from-missouri
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August 14, 20170 found this helpful

The payments should continue, but you have to take proof from the school to SS

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