SSDRC




How Likely are You to Win Your Disability Case?

If I Am Determined Disabled, How Far Back Will Social Security Pay Benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

What is the Purpose of the Social Security Disability SSI Medical Exam, or CE?

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of benefits

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

Can You Get Approved For Social Security Disability If You Do Not Take Medication Or Go To a Doctor?

Filing an Application for Disability Benefits under SSD or SSI - Step by Step

How Long Does It Take To Get Disability Benefits When You First File?

Qualifying: What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability?


How do I qualify for a Social Security Retirement monthly benefit ?


There are a couple of simple qualifications for Social Security retirement. An individual must have attained the age of 62 and have 40 work credits. How are work credits earned? You may receive as many as four work credits per year (i.e. per quarter) based on your gross earned income.

For example, in 2006, a work credit was earned for each quarter in which a worker had gross earnings of at least $970.00. Therefore, it would take approximately 10 years of work credits (spread over thirty-five to forty years) to make an individual eligible to receive Social Security retirement benefits.



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    Additional Social Security Retirement Questions


  • What if you don't qualify for Social Security Retirement ?

  • Can you file a claim for Social Security Retirement online ?

  • What should you take with your when you file for Social Security Retirement benefits ?

  • Are you allowed to work and get Social Security Retirement ?