Is there a retirement planning section on Social Securitys website?
Yes. Social Security’s Online Retirement Planner allows you to compute estimates of your future Social Security retirement benefits online. It also provides information on important factors affecting retirement benefits, such as military service, household earnings and federal employment. Visit the planner at www.socialsecurity. gov/re tire2/. I am only in my twenties. Last month I was injured in an auto accident and unable to work. How old do you have to be to get Social Security disability benefits? There is no minimum age, but you must have worked long enough and recently enough under Social Security to earn the required number of work credits. You can earn up to four work credits each year. The amount of earnings required for a credit increases each year as general wage levels go up. The number of work credits you need for disability benefits depends on your age when you become disabled. In some cases for a very young worker, you may only need six work credits – as little as 18 mon
