Alabama - Apply for Parent Insurance Benefits (SSA)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Parent Insurance Benefits (SSA), the applicant has to approach the U.S Social Security Administration link. Enter the Zip Code and click the “Locate” button to check the regional address.
2. The applicant has to get the form from the respective department or use the following link to download the form link
3. Applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting.
4. The Applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. Fee for this procedure is free of cost.
6. Once completed, the applicant should submit the Form to U.S Social Security Administration department office.
7. Concerned authorities will look into the application form and the document.
8. upon successful completion the authority will issue the insurance benefits by visiting the office.
9. The processing time of this procedure takes up to 1 to 2 weeks.

Apply through Phone

1. To Apply for Parent Insurance Benefits (SSA), the applicant can also apply by calling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).
2. Give the information to the respective officer.
3. If any documents are needed, the applicant has to submit the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. Check the detailed information asked by the officer as mentioned in “Information which might help” section of this page.
5. The respective authority will intimate the further details in phone call.

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Required Documents

• A birth certificate or other proof of birth
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful alien status, if the applicant were not born in the United States
• U.S. military discharge paper(s) if the applicant had military service before 1968
• W-2 forms(s) and/or self-employment tax returns for last year and
• A death certificate for the deceased child.
• Application form link

Office Locations & Contacts

Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries and Communications Support
1100 West High Rise
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
Email: link
SSA Field offices link

NOTE:
Enter the Zip Code and click the “Locate” button to check the regional address.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this benefit program, the applicant must meet all of the following requirements:

• Be at least age 62.
• Have not married after the deceased worker's death (unless an exception applies).
• Received at least one-half of the support from the deceased worker at certain points in time.
• The applicant is the parent and would be eligible to share in the intestate personal property of the worker.
• The applicant must have legally adopted the insured worker before he or she turned 16 or
• The applicant must have become the deceased's stepparent by entering into marriage, before the deceased turned 16.
• Not be entitled to retirement insurance benefit equal to or exceeding the amount of the parent's original benefit.
• Filed proof of support within the required time limits.
• For more information link

NOTE:

• Also, use the following given link to check the eligibility.
• Scroll down to the end of the page, give the details and check the eligibility result.

Fees

• Fee to Apply for Parent Insurance Benefits (SSA) is free of cost.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 1 to 2 weeks.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of the Deceased
• Gender
• Deceased social security number
• Place of death
• Date of death
• Name of the applicant
• Gender
• Applicant social security number
• Date of Birth
• Residential Address
• Residential No
• Mobile No
• Email Address

Need for the Document

• The Social Security Parent’s Insurance Benefits are federally funded and managed by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
• These are benefits paid to the dependent parent of a deceased worker who had earned enough Social Security credits.

Information which might help

For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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