NEW ORLEANS -- Poppy seeds can indeed result in a false positive on a drug test, researchers said here.
In 2016, a worker must earn $1,260 to earn one work credit. In order to qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, you will generally need to have earned a total of 20 work credits, although there are age exceptions to this rule.
No benefits can be paid if you do not have enough credits. For more information than what is listed below, please read our publication, â How You Earn Credits .. How Credits Are Earned. When you work and pay Social Security taxes, you earn up to a maximum of four credits for each year. The way you earn a credit has changed over the years. Before 1978, employers reported your earnings every 3 months and we called credits quarters of coverage, or QCs.