A child's benefits may be paid from an auxiliary or survivor's claim, but usually cannot be distinguished as an auxiliary or survivor's payment by the claim symbol alone.
| BENEFICIARY ID CODE |
TYPE OF BENEFICIARY |
| A |
Primary Wage Earner, Retired or disabled |
| B |
Wife, age 62 or over, first claimant |
| B1 |
Husband, age 62 or over, first claimant |
| B2 |
Wife, under 65 with a child in her care, first claimant |
| B3 |
Same as B, 2nd claimant |
| B4 |
Same as B1, 2nd claimant |
| B5 |
Same as B2, 2nd claimant |
| B6 |
Divorced wife, age 62 or over, first claimant |
| B7 |
Same as B2, 3rd claimant |
| B8 |
Same as B, 3rd claimant |
| B9 |
Same as B6, 2nd claimant |
| BA |
Same as B, 4th claimant |
| BD |
Same as B, 5th claimant |
| BG |
Same as B1, 3rd claimant |
| BH |
Same as B1, 4th claimant |
| BJ |
Same as B1, 5th claimant |
| BK |
Same as B2, 4th claimant |
| BL |
Same as B2, 5th claimant |
| BN |
Same as B6, 3rd claimant |
| BP |
Same as B6, 4th claimant |
| BQ |
Same as B6, 5th claimant |
| BR |
Divorced husband, first claimant |
| BT |
Divorced husband, 2nd claimant |
| BY |
Young husband, first claimant |
| BW |
Young husband, 2nd claimant |
| C1-C9 |
Child (includes minor, student, or disabled) |
| CA-CK |
Tenth through twentieth child (minor, student, or disabled) |
| D |
Widow (age 60 or over, first claimant) |
| D1 |
Widower (age 60 or over, first claimant) |
| D2 |
2nd widow (age 60 or over, 2nd claimant) |
| D3 |
2nd widower (age 60 or over), 2nd claimant) |
| D4 |
Widow, remarried after attaining age 60 |
| D5 |
Widower, remarried after attaining age 60 |
| D6 |
Surviving divorced wife (age 60 or over, first claimant) |
| D7 |
Same as D6 - 2nd claimant |
| D8 |
Same as D - 3rd claimant |
| D9 |
Same as D4 - 2nd claimant |
| DA |
Same as D4 -3rd claimant |
| DD |
Same as D - 4th claimant |
| DC |
Surviving divorced husband - First claimant |
| DG |
Same as D - 5th claimant |
| DH |
Same as D1 - 3rd claimant |
| DJ |
Same as D1 - 4th claimant |
| DK |
Same as D1 - 5th claimant |
| DL |
Same as D4 - 4th claimant |
| DM |
Same as DC - 2nd claimant |
| DN |
Same as D4 - 5th claimant |
| DP |
Same as D5 - 2nd claimant |
| DQ |
Same as D5 - 3rd claimant |
| DR |
Same as D5 - 4th claimant |
| DS |
Same as DC - 3rd claimant |
| DT |
Same as D5 - 5th claimant |
| DV |
Same as D6 - 3rd claimant |
| DW |
Same as D6 - 4th claimant |
| DY |
Same as D6 - 5th claimant |
| DZ |
Same as DC - 5th claimant |
| E |
Mother (Widowed) - First claimant |
| E1 |
Mother (Divorced wife) - First claimant |
| E2 |
2nd Mother (Widowed) - 2nd claimant |
| E3 |
2nd Mother (Divorced wife) - 2nd claimant |
| E4 |
Father (Widowed) - First claimant |
| E5 |
Father (Divorced Husband) - First claimant |
| E6 |
2nd Father (widowed) - 2nd claimant |
| E7 |
3rd mother (widowed) - 3rd claimant |
| E8 |
4th mother (widowed) - 4th claimant |
| E9 |
Same as E5 - 2nd claimant |
| EA |
Same as E - 5th claimant |
| EB |
Same as E1 - 3rd claimant |
| EC |
Same as E1 - 4th claimant |
| ED |
Same as E1 - 5th claimant |
| EF |
Same as E4 - 3rd claimant |
| EG |
Same as E4 - 4th claimant |
| EH |
Same as E4 - 5th claimant |
| EJ |
Same as E5 - 3rd claimant |
| EK |
Same as E5 - 4th claimant |
| EM |
Same as E5 - 5th claimant |
| F1 |
Father (aged dependent) - First claimant |
| F2 |
Mother (aged dependent) - First claimant |
| F3 |
Stepfather (aged dependent) |
| F4 |
Stepmother (aged dependent) |
| F5 |
Adopting father (aged dependent) |
| F6 |
Adopting mother (aged dependent) |
| F7 |
Father (alleged) - 2nd claimant |
| F8 |
Mother (alleged) - 2nd claimant |
| J1 |
Primary PROUTY entitled to deemed HIB - Less than 3 quarters coverage |
| J2 |
Primary PROUTY entitled to deemed HIB - Less than 2 quarters coverage |
| J3 |
Primary PROUTY not entitled to deemed HIB - Less than 3 quarters coverage |
| J4 |
Primary PROUTY not entitled to deemed HIB - Over 2 quarters coverage |
| K1 |
PROUTY entitled to deemed HIB - Less than 3 quarters coverage |
| K2 |
PROUTY entitled to deemed HIB - Over 2 quarters coverage |
| K3 |
PROUTY not entitled to deemed HIB - Less than 3 quarters coverage |
| K4 |
PROUTY not entitled to deemed HIB - Over 2 quarters coverage |
| K5 |
Same as K1 - 2nd claimant |
| K6 |
Same as K2 - 2nd claimant |
| K7 |
Same as K3 - 2nd claimant |
| K8 |
Same as K4 - 2nd claimant |
| K9 |
Same as K1 - 3rd claimant |
| KA |
Same as K2 - 3rd claimant |
| KB |
Same as K3 - 3rd claimant |
| KC |
Same as K4 - 3rd claimant |
| KD |
Same as K1 - 4th claimant |
| KE |
Same as K2 - 4th claimant |
| KF |
Same as K3 - 4th claimant |
| KG |
Same as K4 - 4th claimant |
| KH |
Same as K1 - 5th claimant |
| KJ |
Same as K2 - 5th claimant |
| KL |
Same as K3 - 5th claimant |
| KM |
Same as K4 - 5th claimant |
| M |
Individual enrolled for Part B (SMIB) benefits but not entitled to either a monthly benefit or Part A (HIB) - Uninsured |
| M1 |
Individual enrolled for Part B benefits, meets requirements for Part A but does not elect to file for Part A benefits - Uninsured Individual |
| T |
Primary beneficiary not entitled to title II or railroad monthly benefits (at time of filing). Also renal disease only beneficiary. |
| TA |
Federal wage earner |
| TB |
Living spouse |
| TC |
Same as C1 |
| TD |
Widow or widower |
| TF |
Same as F1 |
| TW |
Disabled widow or widower |
| T2 - T9 |
Multiple eligible children |
| TG, TH, TJ, TK |
Multiple eligible living spouses |
| TL, TM, TN, TP |
Multiple eligible widows |
| TQ, TR, TS |
Multiple eligible parents |
| TX, TY, TZ |
Multiple eligible widows |
| W |
Disabled widow - First claimant |
| W1 |
Disabled widower - First claimant |
| W2 |
Disabled widow - 2nd claimant |
| W3 |
Disabled widower - 2nd claimant |
| W4 |
Disabled widow - 3rd claimant |
| W5 |
Disabled widower - 3rd claimant |
| W6 |
Disabled surviving (divorced) wife - First claimant |
| W7 |
Disabled surviving (divorced) wife - 2nd claimant |
| W8 |
Disabled surviving (divorced) wife - 3rd claimant |
| W9 |
Same as W - 4th claimant |
| WB |
Same as W1 - 4th claimant |
| WC |
Same as W6 - 4th claimant |
| WF |
Same as W - 5th claimant |
| WG |
Same as W1 - 5th claimant |
| WJ |
Same as W6 - 5th claimant |
| WR |
Disabled surviving Divorced Husband - First claimant |
| WT |
Same as WR - 2nd claimant |
