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SSDI Work Credit Calculator for Date Last Insured Review

Convert supported covered earnings into year-specific work credits and identify the record gaps that prevent a date-last-insured conclusion

Output scope

Reviewed output branch: entered-record arithmetic plus only the SSA table or federal calendar version named in the result. Entitlement and disability conclusions remain for record and attorney review.

Direct answer

What this workpaper does

This calculator converts entered covered earnings into work credits only for years with a reviewed quarter-of-coverage amount. It helps prepare a date-last-insured review, but annual credit totals alone do not establish insured status or a DLI.

Use it when: Counsel receives an earnings record or evaluates onset/DLI.

Page reviewed
August 24, 2026
Source links checked
August 21, 2026
Implemented rule scope
2026 quarter-of-coverage amount only; historical credit tables and insured-status logic are not loaded

Working facts

Required rows are marked. Do not enter names, account numbers, or narrative medical facts.

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Row 1
Enter the first row
Advanced paste format

One YYYY | covered earnings row per line.

One YYYY | covered earnings row per line.

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Row 1
Enter the first row
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Enter one item per line. For a row with several facts, use key=value pairs separated by semicolons, such as date=2026-01-15; amount=1250.

Enter one item per line. For a row with several facts, use key=value pairs separated by semicolons, such as date=2026-01-15; amount=1250.

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Row 1
Enter the first row
Advanced paste format

Enter one item per line. For a row with several facts, use key=value pairs separated by semicolons, such as date=2026-01-15; amount=1250.

Enter one item per line. For a row with several facts, use key=value pairs separated by semicolons, such as date=2026-01-15; amount=1250.

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Method

This workpaper uses deterministic arithmetic, chronology, reconciliation, or coverage logic from the entered fields. It does not persist client facts or send field values to general analytics.

The result is an attorney workpaper, not a legal conclusion. Verify current primary authority and every fact against the file.

Before relying on it

  1. 01Use a certified or otherwise reliable earnings record.
  2. 02Enter earnings by year in the required format.
  3. 03Identify every gap and prior disability period.
  4. 04Complete the insured-status and special-rule review before recording a DLI.

What the workpaper returns

  • Supported year-specific quarter-of-coverage amount
  • Credits from entered covered earnings
  • Years without a reviewed conversion amount
  • Earnings-record gaps
  • Date last insured held for certified-record review

Representative facts

Worked example

Scenario
The entered 2026 covered earnings total is $7,560 and the supplied earnings record identifies a missing 2024 period.
Result
The workpaper applies the reviewed 2026 amount of $1,890 per credit and returns four credits, capped at four for the year.
Boundary
The DLI remains uncalculated because the earnings history is incomplete and annual credits alone do not establish the required recent-work test.

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