After you reach minimum retirement age, IRS considers the payments your pension and not earned income. Benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance, SSI, or military disability pensions are not considered earned income and cannot be used to claim the EITC. You may qualify for the credit only if you,or your spouse, if filing a joint return, have other earned income.
Poignant: The couple have named the girl after Maya's later mother Minnie Riperton, who died aged 31, pictured here in 1978 a year before her death with her daughter Maya, son Marc and husband Richard.
35 Years After Minnie Riperton's Death, New Fans Still Find Her. 35 Years After Minnie Riperton's Death, New Fans Still Find Her. Celebrated soul singer Minnie Riperton, shown here in March 1976, passed away in 1979 at the age of 31. Celebrated soul singer Minnie Riperton, shown here in March 1976, passed away in 1979 at the age of 31.