Navigation Can you get SSI payments for your disabled minor child?
Most people think of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits when they think of federal disability compensation. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) also administers a secondary disability benefits program.
Unlike SSDI, which is only available to those who have worked for long enough to make appropriate contributions to social security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits do not require an extensive work history for someone to make a claim.
