Social Security Auxilliary Benefits?

[Sapper]

Hi Everyone Once Again,

I recieved a call today from my local Social Security office. They told me they needed to set up an interview for Social Security Auxilliary Benefits for my family. I have never heard of this before, and didn't recieve any information in it when I recieved my award letter from them. I'll fill you in on my details.

My effective date for becoming disabled to SSDI standards was July of 2009. They back paid me from January of 2010 due to the 6 month wait for benefits to pay out. I recieved this payment on October 1st of this year. My main question is, if I qualify for my 4 year old son and wife for these benefits, will they backpay me from January of this year also, meaning my Auxilliary claim would backdate to an effective date the same as my one for SSDI, or are they going to have it start on the day my claim was approved, meaning October of this year? Social Security sure knows how to confuse me!

Any advice or information would be much appriciated, as I'm sure someone on this claim has some personal experience or has been in the same seat I'm in now. Thank you all in advance for your replies and information!

[navydoc2]

You might be able to find an answer here. http://www.ssdanswers.com/category/eligibility-issues/auxiliary-benefits/ . Good luck.

[Pete53]

Yes they will back pay to your effective date or when the child met the criteria. They roughly will pay 50% of what they pay you.

[Berta]

They will pay children's benefits as Pete said and also a spouse benefit.

The effective date for those benefits would be the same as your SSDI effective date.

They will come as separate award letters from SSA.

[Sapper]

That's great news! Thank you all for the replies. I searched and searched on the net but couldn't find any information. I knew someone on here would have the answer! Thanks so much!