Work Without Worry Act of 2026

This bill changes Social Security rules for child's insurance benefits paid to adults whose disability began in childhood. A person could qualify if the impairment behind their disability began before age 22 and could have supported a disability finding before age 22, even if they were working at the time. They would not need to have been disabled without a break from the time the disability began until they apply. Applications from people insured through their own work would be treated as applications for both child's benefits and their own disability or retirement benefits, and they could not get the child's benefit if their own benefit would be larger. The changes apply to applications filed starting 24 months after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors