---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 216.71"
title: "20"
number: "216.71"
heading: "Who is eligible for a child's annuity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/216.71"
---

# §216.71. Who is eligible for a child's annuity.


An individual is eligible for a child's annuity if the individual:

- (a) Is a child of an employee who has completed 10 years of railroad service and had a current connection with the railroad industry when he or she died;
- (b) Is not married at the time the application is filed;
- (c) Is dependent upon the employee as defined in [part 222](/cfr/20/part222.md) of this chapter; and
- (d) **Meets one of the following at the time the application is filed—**
  - (1) Is under age 18; or
  - (2) **Is age 18 or older and either—**
    - (i) Is disabled as defined in [part 220](/cfr/20/part220.md) of this chapter before attaining age 22 (the disability must continue through the time of application for benefits);
    - (ii) Is under age 19 and is a full-time student as defined in [§ 216.74](/cfr/20/216.74.md) of this part; or
    - (iii) Becomes age 19 in a month in which he or she is a full-time student and has not completed the requirement for, or received a diploma or certificate from, a secondary school.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28692, June 24, 1991, unless otherwise noted.