I used to work but lately I have been staying home taking care of the kids. I have now become sick. Can I get disability benefits?

If you have worked five out of the 10 years under Social Security before becoming disabled, you will have enough earnings in to potentially qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

For individuals age 31 or less, the requirements are a little different, since such individuals have not had such a long time to work. Unless a person has been staying home and taking care of their children for quite a long time, however, it is very possible that they will qualify for Social Security disability benefits based upon their own earnings.

Cannon & Anderson, Attorneys
Straight Answers about Social Security Disability
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Knoxville, Tennessee 37918
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The Pitfalls of Probate: Free Seminar

Time	Tuesday, March 29 · 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location	Powell Branch Library 330 West Emory Road Powell, TN
Created By	Cannon & Anderson, Attorneys.
More Info	Probating a loved one's estate can be confusing and difficult. Cannon & Anderson will hold a free seminar about the pitfalls of probate and how to avoid them on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the Powell Branch of the Knox County Public Library. There is no charge to attend the seminar, but seating is limited. Please RSVP here or call (865) 522-9000 to reserve your seat.

Honoring the Man who Saved Social Security

Most Americans would not know the name Robert M. Ball, but all owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Starting with Social Security just four years after its enactment, he spent the next seven decades improving and defending the most successful and popular program in the nation's history. Friday, a building on the Woodlawn campus of the Social Security Administration will be dedicated to him, just over three years after his death at age 93.

Mr. Ball was a giant. The longest-serving commissioner in the history of the program, he was instrumental in Congress' enactment of the Disability Insurance program, Medicare, and the automatic inflation protection that beneficiaries enjoy, among many other achievements. Moreover, historians credit him with helping to save Social Security at least four times. The first when he was in his 30s and the program was withering away, in danger of being replaced by welfare. The last when he was in his 90s, and he was Grand Central Station in the effort to derail President George W. Bush's plan to partially privatize the program.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-03/news/bs-ed-social-security-20110203_1_robert-m-ball-successful-social-program-labor-frances-perkins

Cannon & Anderson, Attorneys
Straight Answers about Social Security Disability
2924 Tazewell Pike, Ste. F
Knoxville, Tennessee 37918
(865) 522-9000