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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 8

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 8 Chapter 8 Resource Development

The wage earner must have credit for a certain amount of work under Social Security (i.e., the wage earner must meet a work requirement). Types of RSDI benefits and other eligibility requirements are as follows. ➢ Retirement Benefits Retired wage earner must be age 62 or over. ➢ Disability Benefits Wage earner must be under his full-retirement benefit age. This is based on his year of birth. He must meet the SSA definition of disability. ➢ Dependent and Survivor Benefits • Age 60 or over – widow or widower of the deceased worker. • Age 62 or over – spouse of a disabled or retired worker. • Age 62 or over – former spouse of wage earner when not remarried. • Age 50 or over – disabled widow or widower of the deceased wage earner. • Disabled adult child of the wage earner – child must be unmarried, age 18 or over, and have a severe disabled that began before age 22. In order for the disabled adult child to receive benefits, his wage earner parent must be deceased or receiving retirement or disability benefits. • Family benefits – a widow, widower, or spouse of a retiree can receive benefits at any age if the person takes care of a child who is under age 16 or disabled and receives benefits on the record of the retired or deceased individual. To receive benefits from a retired or deceased parent, a child must be unmarried and under age 18, or under age 19 and a full-time elementary or secondary school student, or age 18 or older and have a disability that began before age 22. Eligible children include natural or adopted children, stepchildren, or dependent grandchildren. 8.6.1.B.2 Who Must Be Referred for RSDI Benefits Clients who appear to meet the above criteria.