February 14, 2024
Today, for Valentine’s Day, DREDF is proud to share our new Advancing Marriage Equality toolkit. Learn more about the marriage penalties faced by people with disabilities and their partners, what’s at stake, and ways you can take action to #EndTheLoveTax!
February 14, 2024
The "Disabled Adult Child" or DAC benefit is a Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefit. It is a "secondary" benefit, meaning it is based on another person's work record (in this case, the parent of the beneficiary). A DAC beneficiary must be a dependent "adult child" with a qualifying disability that began before age 22. Recipients must be unable to engage in "substantial gainful activity" due to their disability. There are about 1.1 million DAC recipients. [...]
November 17, 2022
DREDF has just filed an Administrative Complaint with SSA on behalf of Lori Long. Read our press release to learn more.
August 30, 2022
DREDF and partners brief the Social Security Advisory Board on Marriage Penalties and Marriage Equality. (VIDEO) (PPTX) [...]
February 14, 2024
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Social Security Administration (SSA) program for disabled people and older adults who have little to no income and assets. Recipients younger than 65 must be unable to engage in "substantial gainful activity" due to disability. About 7.6 million people receive SSI. [...]
February 14, 2024
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is Social Security Administration (SSA) program for disabled people and older adults who have little to no income and assets. Recipients younger than 65 must be unable to engage in "substantial gainful activity" due to disability. About 7.6 million people receive SSI. [...]
June 28, 2022
Social Security benefits are a key resource for many people with significant disabilities, but due to current federal law and policy, recipients often cannot marry without reducing or losing their benefits. Disabled Adult Child, also known as DAC, is a Social Security benefit for adults who became disabled prior to the age of 22. DAC is available for people who have disabilities so serious that they cannot substantially participate in the workforce. DAC provides a monthly stipend, Medicare and a special pathway for Medicaid. Under federal law, DAC recipients automatically lose benefits if they marry. [...]
January 14, 2021
DREDF writes to support SJR 8, a resolution that calls on the federal government to remove barriers to marriage for people with disabilities who receive Disabled Adult Child (DAC) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. [...]