One is my granddaughter’s will be living with me her father is deceased she is 19 years will she get any benefits
Hi. If your granddaughter is age 19, then she'd probably only qualify for Social Security benefits is if she's disabled. For a child to qualify for benefits on the record of a parent or grandparent, they must be either a) under age 18, b) 18 to 19 and attending high school, or c) disabled.
Applications for survivor benefits can be retroactive for up to 6 months, so if your granddaughter was still in high school within the past 6 months . . . Read More