This bill expands Social Security disabled child benefits to include those whose disability began between ages 22 and 25. Currently, adult children must have become disabled before age 22 to qualify for benefits based on a parents work record. This change recognizes that serious disabilities can develop in early adulthood and still warrant family support.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill expands Social Security disabled child benefits to include those whose disability began between ages 22 and 25. Currently, adult children must have become disabled before age 22 to qualify for benefits based on a parents work record. This change recognizes that serious disabilities can develop in early adulthood and still warrant family support.
Last updated: 12/30/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands eligibility for Social Security child’s benefits to include the disabled children of eligible or deceased workers for whom the disability began between ages 22 and 25. (Under current law, such disabled children are eligible for benefits only if their disability began before age 22.)</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Expands Social Security disabled child benefits
Covers disabilities beginning ages 22-25
Currently only covers disability before age 22
Based on parent worker or deceased parent record
Addresses young adults with emerging disabilities
Recognizes disabilities developing in early adulthood
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Many serious mental health conditions, autoimmune diseases, and other disabilities first manifest in early adulthood after age 22. Under current law, these individuals cannot receive Social Security benefits as disabled adult children of workers, even if their disability is permanent. This bill would close that gap, providing a safety net for young adults who become disabled just after the current cutoff age and whose parents paid into Social Security.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Social Welfare
Related Subjects
Child health
Disability assistance
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
466, 119th Congress (2025). "Fairness for Disabled Young Adults Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-466