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You can contribute to an IRA if you are not yet 70 1/2 and have some source of W-2 / 1099 self employment income. Social security payments are NOT considered income that can be used to contribute to an IRA.

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Social security benefits is not qualifying earned income that you can use to contribute to a IRA account.

There are three categories of qualifying income that can be used to make contributions to a IRA account.

Amounts earned as an employee,

Self-employment income, and

Alimony income.

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