{"id":75743,"date":"2016-12-04T04:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T09:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75743"},"modified":"2016-12-03T23:08:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T04:08:55","slug":"social-securitys-gift-to-children-is-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75743","title":{"rendered":"Social Security\u2019s gift to children is security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=75744\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75744\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-75744\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png?resize=295%2C118\" alt=\"ssa-social-security\" width=\"295\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png?w=295&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png?resize=150%2C60&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a>This is the season of caring. No\u00a0matter your religion or belief, December is also considered a time to focus on the children we love. Whether we\u2019re wrapping\u00a0Santa\u2019s gifts, buying Hanukkah\u00a0treats, decorating the house in\u00a0celebration of Kwanzaa, or\u00a0volunteering for a toy drive,\u00a0children add joy to the holiday\u00a0season. And we at Social\u00a0Security definitely know a thing\u00a0or two about helping children.<\/p>\n<p>Often overlooked in the\u00a0paperwork that prospective\u00a0parents fill out in preparation for\u00a0a child\u2019s birth is an<!--more--> application\u00a0for a Social Security number and\u00a0card. Typically, the hospital will\u00a0ask if you want to apply for a\u00a0Social Security number for your\u00a0newborn as part of the birth\u00a0registration process. This is the\u00a0easiest and fastest way to apply.<\/p>\n<p>The Social Security card typically arrives about a week to ten days\u00a0after that little bundle of joy!<\/p>\n<p>You can learn about Social\u00a0Security numbers for children by\u00a0reading our publication, Social\u00a0Security Numbers for Children,\u00a0available at\u00a0www.socialsecurity.gov\/pubs.<\/p>\n<p>A child needs a Social Security\u00a0number if he or she is going to\u00a0have a bank account, if a relative\u00a0is buying savings bonds for the\u00a0child, if the child will have\u00a0medical coverage, or if the child\u00a0will receive government services.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also need a Social Security\u00a0number for a child to claim him or her on your tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>If you wait to apply, you will\u00a0have to visit a Social Security\u00a0office and you\u2019ll need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete an Application\u00a0For a Social Security Card\u00a0(Form SS-5);<\/li>\n<li>Show us original documents\u00a0proving your child\u2019s U.S.\u00a0citizenship, age, and identity; and<\/li>\n<li>Show us documents proving\u00a0your identity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, a child age 12 or\u00a0older requesting an original\u00a0Social Security number must\u00a0appear in person for the\u00a0interview, even though a parent\u00a0or guardian will sign the\u00a0application on the child\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Children with disabilities are\u00a0among our most vulnerable\u00a0citizens.\u00a0Social Security is dedicated to\u00a0helping those with qualifying\u00a0disabilities and their families\u00a0through the Supplemental\u00a0Security Income (SSI) program.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for SSI:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The child must have a\u00a0physical or mental condition,\u00a0or a combination of\u00a0conditions, resulting in\u00a0\u201cmarked and severe\u00a0functional limitations.\u201d This\u00a0means that the condition(s)\u00a0must severely limit your\u00a0child\u2019s activities;\u00a0The child\u2019s condition(s)\u00a0must be severe, last for at\u00a0least 12 months, or be\u00a0expected to result in death;<\/li>\n<li>If your child\u2019s condition(s) does not result in \u201cmarked\u00a0and severe limitations,\u201d or\u00a0does not result in those\u00a0limitations lasting for at least\u00a012 months, your child will not qualify for SSI; and<\/li>\n<li>The child must not be\u00a0working and earning more\u00a0than $1,090 a month in\u00a02015. (This amount usually\u00a0changes every year.) If he or\u00a0she is working and earning\u00a0that much money, your child\u00a0will not be eligible for\u00a0benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn the details about benefits\u00a0for children by reading our\u00a0publication, Benefits for Children\u00a0with Disabilities, available at\u00a0www.socialsecurity.gov\/pubs.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0www.socialsecurity.gov\/people\/kids to learn more about all we\u00a0do to care for children. Caring\u00a0for the next generation is a\u00a0central part of securing today\u00a0and tomorrow, during the\u00a0holidays and all year long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the season of caring. No\u00a0matter your religion or belief, December is also considered a time to focus on the children we love. 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And we at Social\u00a0Security definitely know a thing\u00a0or two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-jHF","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SSA-Social-Security.png?fit=295%2C118&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}