My son's father passed away and we were going thru the child services office to get child support and do a paternity test (he's a spitting image of him). He passed in the process of all of this so I'm trying to go though and get Social Security for him and the lady on the phone told me "we'll set you up an appointment so you can get your denial letter because he didn't work enough. My stepsister's mom passed and she never worked. What should I do?
By Katie K.
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A person has to work a certain amount of time to qualify for SS and I would imagine the same applies to Survivor's Benefits. Usually when a person first applies you are denied, then you appeal, it can take a long time.
That being said, I'm sure the Social Security Office knows more about this than what you have been hearing through the grape vine. There are other kinds of benefits a person can receive that have nothing to do with the Social Security Office and that all depends on the individual and what they have been involved with.
Each case is different. I had someone argue with me that if something happened to me, my children could not collect because I work at home. Well, I do work from home, but I still pay taxes and social security. The point I am trying to make, is you can't compare apples to oranges, and listen to lay people. Listen to the ss people, they do this for a living and are trained. Also, some information they can't give out over the phone, but can in the office after they have required documents from you.
When my first husband passed, I was told I had to come into the office. On the phone I was told I may get nothing for the children. But, when I took in the marriage certificate, their birth certificates, his death certificates and SS cards and such, I did indeed get checks for them.
But, before we could be given the info, we had to prove who we were in relationship to him. So, instead of asking other people, follow their instructions and make an appointment. But, for sure, you can't collect from it if you never paid into it.
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