https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/other-financial-discussions/discussion/re-social-security/01/23507#M133 <P><SPAN>To be eligible for Social Security retirement benefits, a worker born after 1928 must have accumulated at least&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>40 quarters</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;of work in "covered employment". A "quarter of coverage" generally means the&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>three</STRONG><SPAN>-month calendar quarter. In addition, you must earn at least $1,320 in a quarter (in 2019) for it to count.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN><A href="https://www.ssa.gov/planners/credits.html" target="_blank">https://www.ssa.gov/planners/credits.html</A></SPAN></P> Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:08:34 GMT bluedeb 2019-04-14T17:08:34Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/other-financial-discussions/discussion/social-security/01/23505#M132 <P>How many quarters do you have to pay in, to get social security?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Will social security offices help people with questions like this? If so, is it best to call them, email them or go see them in person?</P> Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:56:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/other-financial-discussions/discussion/social-security/01/23505#M132 mschren1 2019-04-14T16:56:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/other-financial-discussions/discussion/re-social-security/01/23507#M133 <P><SPAN>To be eligible for Social Security retirement benefits, a worker born after 1928 must have accumulated at least&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>40 quarters</STRONG><SPAN>&nbsp;of work in "covered employment". A "quarter of coverage" generally means the&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>three</STRONG><SPAN>-month calendar quarter. In addition, you must earn at least $1,320 in a quarter (in 2019) for it to count.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN><A href="https://www.ssa.gov/planners/credits.html" target="_blank">https://www.ssa.gov/planners/credits.html</A></SPAN></P> Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:08:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/other-financial-discussions/discussion/re-social-security/01/23507#M133 bluedeb 2019-04-14T17:08:34Z