This burst of scoring took the Eagles into a 10-point lead, but the Vikings had come to make a game of it and, through Greenhalgh and O'Connor, reduced the lead to four points before Male showed good strength and technique to receive a long pass then score a lay-up. But Jordan was a step ahead, and he made the lay-up.
In the year 2017, you must earn $1,300 in covered earnings to get one Social Security or Medicare work credit and $5,200 to get the maximum four credits for the year. 1  Note: You do not earn credits for pension payments or for interest or dividends on savings and investments.
Qualifying for Retirement Benefits. To qualify for retirement, you must have at least 40 work credits by the time you get to full retirement age. You earn a work credit by making a certain amount of money ($1,130 in 2012) from a job or from self-employment, and paying Social Security taxes on that income.f you're on disability, Social Security closes your case when you reach full retirement age, and it simply renames the benefits retirement.. You don't have a choice in the matter, and you can't draw both disability and retirement.