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Family members may qualify for Colorado disability benefits

Suffering an injury can lead to permanent disabilities. You may find yourself unable to work and wondering about your future, as well as your family’s. Colorado social security disability benefits may cover you during this time, although these benefits don’t allow you to earn your full income that you were used to making on-the-job in Colorado.

The good news is that your family may qualify to receive family benefits under your social security benefits. According to the Social Security Administration, their website indicates that if you are already approved and receiving disability benefits, some of your family members may be eligible for benefits on your record. Family members that may qualify for benefits include:

• Spouse

• Children

• Disabled child

• Divorced spouse

Each family member will have to apply for social security benefits in Colorado and will have to provide necessary paperwork to officially prove they are related to you. Required documents include social security numbers, birth certificates, and proof of marriage or marriage license (if applicable). Once Social Security approves specified family members, your family can get up to 50 to 80 percent of your disability benefits in Colorado.

Your Colorado disability benefits will not be affected. You will still receive your approved monthly disability amount, and your family members may receive a limited amount depending on the number of family members who qualify on your record and the full amount at which the Social Security Administration sets. The total family benefits may vary, but typically your family will receive a reduced amount of your disability rate.

There will be a limit to the amount Social Security is able to pay your family members. For more information on family benefits and Colorado social security disability benefits, contact the Law Offices of Robert J. Anderson, an experienced Colorado Springs disability attorney, at 866-254-1274 for a FREE legal consultation.

Attorney Robert J. Anderson can also help you file an application, receive back pay, explain the Colorado disability law, and file an appeal if you have been unfairly denied. We represent clients in the cities of Colorado Springs, Denver, Pueblo, Canyon City, Fountain, Castle Rock, Woodland Park, and Cripple Creek.