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.
If you have 40 credits (or âquartersâ) under the Social Security system (in other words, you are eligible to receive Social Security benefits), then Social Security will use a âmodified formulaâ to calculate your pension unless: