Boosts Social Security benefits for disabled surviving spouses and raises the age limit for child-in-care benefits.
This bill would make it easier for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to get full Social Security survivor benefits, regardless of their age. It would also let parents get 'child-in-care' benefits for longer, up to when their child turns 18 or 19. These changes would start on January 1, 2027.
Today, disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses must meet specific age and disability onset requirements to get Social Security survivor benefits, and their benefits are reduced if claimed before retirement age. The 'child-in-care' benefit typically ends when a child turns 16. If this bill passes, these disabled survivors would get unreduced benefits at any age, and the child-in-care age limit would rise to 18 (or 19 for students). People could also get higher benefits for delaying their survivor claims.
HR 9763 · 119th Congress · July 16, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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