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Originally Posted by fallsfall
You need to have a certain amount of income to qualify for SSDI, but if you are very young they don't require as much. But they also don't give you much for a monthly benefit.
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Thanks, falls. I didn't know that how many work credits you needed varied according to your age. Indeed it does:
"If you are younger than 24 years of age, you may qualify for SSDI payments if you have earned 6 work credits in the 3-year period that ended when your disability began.
If you are between the ages of 24 and 31, you may qualify if you have credit for working half the time between the age of 21 and the time you became disabled. For example, if you became disabled at age 25, you would need credit for 2 years of work (8 credits) between the ages of 21 and 25.
If you are older than 31 years of age, you must have the number of work credits outlined in the chart shown below. As a general rule, you must have earned at least 20 of the credits during the 10 years immediately prior to your disability onset."
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Find out If You Qualify for SSDI Benefits