Classroom Time The Survivor Benefit Plan’s child-annuity payments typically end when recipients turn 18. But recipients attending full-time school — in high school or at an accredited trade school, technical or vocational institute, college or university — are eligible to continue receiving payments until the end of the school year during which they turn 22, as long as they remain unmarried. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.99 MB) Photo By: DOD photo VIRIN: 191029-D-ZZ999-0001.JPG Photo Gallery