Show qualifications for social security retirement payment I 1 minimum qualifications must be met before a person is elig ehg ible for social security retirement payments sherman H manager of the provo social security office said today adding mere possession of a social security card at age 65 is is not enough while ten full years of work ii is enough to qualify anybody older men and women can drow social security retirement payments aven even inthey worked less than ten years mr continued the exact length of time |