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Originally Posted by theking
I think that you have it wrong. She received SSI initially because she was not SSA eligible (did not have a minimum of 40 quarters paid into the system)...and unless she has worked since she initially received SSI and has now met the 40 quarter requirement she is still receiving only SSI...and unless I am mistaken I do not think Oregon is a State that adds money to the Federal maximum for SSI.
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I'm not 100% sure. All I know is that when she was finally accepted the caseworker we had said she was on disability so she would actually be getting a little bit more than she would be on social security. This lasted for a few years then when she turned 65 the caseworker told us she was being merged into social security and she would get the same amount, only the checks would be issued on a slightly different date.
I would imagine she had 40 quarters paid into the system. If I understand it correctly each year you work and pay into social security is 4 quarters. When she started drawing she was 60 or 61 years old and she had held a full time job since she was 16 years old so she had about 44-45 years paid into the system.