A huge number of posts about social security benefits
This is the same for Social Security. If you work for 25 years and you decide to take early retirement you are now not "paying" into Social Security. After this, you only have a certain amount of time before your Social security disability coverage will end. If you find yourself in this situation, you will probably want to think about applying for Supplemental Security Income benefits. Q: "I paid good money into the Social Security system, and now it is gone! Why can't I get it back? A: While you certainly have a point, the Social Security system just does not work this way.