The child's insurance benefit may not be payable for some months if any of the conditions below are met:
The child works and earns more than the yearly exempt amount (see §1803);
The child works outside the U.S. for more than 45 hours in a month (see §1823);
The child is an alien who is outside the U.S. for more than six calendar months in a row. For information on payments while outside the U.S., see http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10137.html;
The insured parent had been deported, and the child is an alien who is outside the U.S. For information on payments while outside the U.S., see http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10137.html;
The disabled child, age 18 or over, refuses to accept vocational rehabilitation services without good cause;
Note: The child's insurance benefit may be payable for all months while the disabled child is still under age 19, if a full-time student, as defined in §344.
The disabled child, age 18 or over, is married to a retirement insurance beneficiary whose benefit is not payable because of work activity;
The disabled child, age 18 or over, is married to a disability insurance beneficiary whose benefit is not payable because of refusal to accept vocational rehabilitation services without good cause;
The child is confined within the U.S. in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility for conviction of a felony;
Note: The benefit may still be payable if the child is participating in a rehabilitation program that has been specifically approved for the child by a court of law. It must be expected that the child will be able to engage in substantial work upon release within a reasonable time.
The child does not have a Social Security Number, and the child or his or her parent, guardian, or person acting on the child's behalf refuses to apply for one; or
The child is in the United States and is neither a U.S. citizen nor an alien lawfully present.
The conditions regarding nonpayment of benefits are discussed in more detail in Chapter 18.
Last Revised: Jul. 12, 2005