You must earn at least 40 Social Security credits to qualify for Social Security benefits
if i might earn more credits than the minimum number i need to be eligible for benefits
These extra credits do not increase your benefit amount . The average of your earnings over your working years , not the total number of credits you earn
what is the number of credits needed for retirement benefits
you were born after 1928
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if i earn Social Security credits when I work and pay Social Security taxes .
The number of credits does not affect the amount of benefits you receive . It only determines if you are eligible or not . You do not get extra benefits for earning more than the minimum number of credits
what is the duration of the proof of work