2025 Quarters Of Coverage For Social Security. Ok, back to the 2025 social security cola. While the quarter of coverage is the least amount of money you must have earned in three months to be eligible for social security payments.
The social security wage base will increase to $176,100 in 2025, a $7,500 increase over the 2024 cap. Everyone needs 40 quarters of coverage to be eligible for social security retirement benefits and the premium free hospital insurance of medicare.