Im 15 years of age and i recieve social security due to my father passing away,?

can i work making minimum wage 40 hours a week and still receive my social security?

my mom thinks that you cant get social security and work and still receive your check. ive looked it up and cant find anything that states that. anyone know?

The others are (mostly) wrong. Since you are receiving survivor's benefits due to your father's death, you do not have an income restriction. You will continue to earn that money until you either graduate from high school or turn 19, whichever comes first. Well, not exactly. If you graduate at 17, you would continue to receive your benefit check until the month of your 18th birthday.

Read the SSA page at:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10085.html

The reason it doesn't give an amount that you, as the surviving child, can earn at a job is because there is no limit.

Also, I know you probably know this, but the benefit check is not your's to do what you want with. It is for your mother to use to provide the necessities for you. If she gives you some or all or none of the benefit check, that's her perjogative as your caretaker and personal representative.

Condolences on the loss of your father.

I bet this applies to you. From http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10069...

"If you are younger than full retirement age during all of 2008, we must deduct $1 from your benefits for each $2 you earned above $13,560." So it will always pay you to work, because you'll always be a buck ahead.


I don't see an exemption for children in http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10084.html

"If you work while getting Social Security survivors benefits and are younger than full retirement age, your benefits may be reduced if your earnings exceed certain limits."

You might want to call your local SSA office to verify.

at 15 why dont you stay in school? and check the laws where you live. it doesnt make sense that you should be recieving social security at your age, but since you are you can afford to stay in school and get a proper education instead of starting to work in a dead end job for minimum wage and being stuck in that type of position until your 60.

You should be able to find out..Look up Social Security Survivor benefits on google. Ordinarily the benefits continue, until you reach the age of 18,, or finish school.. You may lose it if you are earning an income. There has to be a limit to your earnings.

First of all.. if you're an American citizen it is illegal to work 40 hours unless you're over the age of seventeen, if I remember correctly. View the IRS website.. I believe if you make over $2,000 a month you will no longer be able to collect social security.

since you are only 15 and under the legal age to work, let alone a 40 hour work week, then yes. Any earning you make under the table will not be reported to the government, therefor are not taxable, therefor do not affect your social security

i dont see why not....
EDIT: oh yea, i forgot about the over 17 thing....until i read that other comment...yeah, if youre under 17 i dont think youre allowed to work 40 hours, unless youve already graduated like i did by the time i was 17...but idk, this is complicated, youd have to check out your state laws an see. but if your employer would let you....shoot, id do it. lol.

You need to check with the child labor laws on that one....I don't think 15yr olds are allowed to work 40 hrs a week.

Also check with the Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/ to find out if there's an income limit.

Absolutely.I, too recieved a check after my father died.It is based on his disability-not on you.You will continue to recieve it untill you turn 18,and I think untill 21 if you are a student(college).I am sorry you lost your dad.GOD-bless

Death benifits are unaffected by income as far as I know... its different then a disability check.

During the summer months she may be able to work 40 hours.. depending on the state.

hi love if its child benefit and child tax credit.then yes u still should be able to keep it and work.i get both of those and i also work that doesnt affect it at all.xx

I believe so, your social security is technically your fathers and it's like a settlement of some sorts, I'm so sorry for your loss, big hugs

Please check the social security web site and pose your question there. The answer will be definitive and not the guesses that we do here on Answers.

i don't think you can work full time being only 15. i think you would have to wait till your 17 or 18 before you can work full time.

You can go on the SS website and it will tell you. Just type in social security.

I think they might take it away if they see you can maintain yourself without it. Why don't you ask your mother?

your fifteen you shouldn't be working 40 hours a week. Focus on school!

Yes, you are entitled to it regardless of your income until you are 18.

you have the same laws & rules as any other working person.

thats tough....you would have to report your wages but since its not your disability that shouldnt be a problem......

maby

no, sorry, best bet college and use access funds

i would say yes, that you could still collect it.

idk