Can my wife draw off my Social Security disability?

En español | Yes. If you are collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), your spouse can draw a benefit on that basis if you have been married for at least one continuous year and he or she is either age 62 or older or any age and caring for a child of yours who is younger than 16 or disabled.

Will my Social Security disability change if I get divorced?

If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI, or SSD) based on your own work history, your payments will not be affected by your divorce because the amount of the disability payment is dependent on your work history alone, and not your spouse’s.

How does marriage affect my Social Security disability benefits?

You may be receiving survivors disability benefits if you are over 50 and disabled and if your spouse died while eligible for Social Security retirement or disability benefits. Your benefits won’t stop if you get married as long as you are over 50. (This is true for those receiving survivors disability benefits on their ex-spouse’s work record.)

When do you Lose Your Social Security benefits if you get married?

Deceased spouse’s work record. If you are receiving benefits as the widow of a Social Security disability recipient, you will lose your benefit by getting married if you get married before age 60 (or age 50 if you are disabled). Ex-spouse’s work record.

Do you get SSDI if you are married to a disabled person?

However, certain dependents of a disabled worker can receive SSDI auxiliary or survivor benefits based on the disabled worker’s earning record. Some of these dependents’ benefits are given only to family members who are unmarried.

When do ex spouses lose their disability benefits?

An ex-spouse who is receiving benefits based on her deceased ex-husband or wife’s record will lose these benefits if she or he gets married before a certain age. (The ex-spouse of a deceased disabled worker who is 60 years old or older, or at least 50 years old and disabled, can receive benefits until death unless he or she remarries.)