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.
To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you need to earn at least 40 Social Security credits. What this means is that anyone born in 1929 or later needs to have worked at least 10 years. If you were born before 1929, fewer years are required.