Definition of respond. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to say something in return : make an answer respond to criticism. 3  2a : to react in response responded to a call for helpb : to show favorable reaction respond to surgery.  3 : to be answerable respond in 1  damages. transitive verb. :  reply.
For you and your dependents/survivors to qualify for full benefits under each program, you need to be âfully insured.â You and/or your dependents may also qualify for limited benefits if you are âcurrently insured.â. Each status requires a certain number of social security quarters of employment earnings. This number changes from year to year. In 2010, a quarter of earnings is $1,120.
So, you generally must have earned 20 work credits in the 40 quarters (10 years) immediately preceding the date you became disabled in order to have sufficient work history to be eligible for SSDI benefits. To earn one quarter of coverage in 2015, you need to have earned (and paid taxes on) $1,220 in gross wages. Therefore, to earn the full 4 quarters of coverage in 2015, you need to have earned $4,880 in total wages. It is important to note that these earnings do not have to be earned in a specific quarter.