By combing through newly digitized census data from the 19th century, J. David Hacker, a demographic historian from Binghamton University in New York, has recalculated the death toll and increased it by more than 20 percent â to 750,000. The new figure is already winning acceptance from scholars.
one such scenario applies to the payment of disability benefits or social security disability insurance ssdi while the general 40 credit rule holds for those 62 or older if you become disabled at a younger age you may qualify for disability benefits with fewer credits
No 40 Credits, No Retirement. Social Security requires a minimum of 40 credits for retirement benefits, whether you take early retirement at age 62 or wait until your full retirement age (which varies between 65 and 67, depending on the year of your birth). If you don't have the 40 credits, you don't draw any retirement.