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Can you qualify for disability for disability benefits if you did not work much ?


You may qualify for disability benefits if you have not worked much. Social Security has two disability programs, Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income.

Social Security disability depends your insured status. Insured status is acquired through you earnings each year. What do I mean? Your insured status is acquired through quarters of coverage, which are based upon your earnings each year.

Of course, if you have not worked or you have worked very little, you may not be insured for Social Security disability. However, you may qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is a need-based program that requires no insured status, as it is based strictly upon need. Although, SSI does not require that you be insured, it does require certain income and resource levels.



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