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What will I get if I retire at age 62?
If you claim Social Security at age 62, rather than wait until your full retirement age (FRA), you can expect up to a 30% reduction in monthly benefits. For every year you delay claiming Social Security past your FRA up to age 70, you get an 8% increase in your benefit.
Can you draw Social Security at 62 and still work?
How much can you earn and still get benefits? If you were born January 2, 1959, through January 1, 1960, then your full retirement age for retirement insurance benefits is 66 and 10 months. If you work, and are full retirement age or older, you may keep all of your benefits, no matter how much you earn.
How much will I get a month if I retire at 62?
If a person at full retirement age received $1,000 in benefits per month, a person who retired at 62 would only receive $708 per month in comparison. While those that wait until the turn 70 would get $1,253 per month.
What is my full retirement age if I was born in 1959?
If you were born in 1959 your full retirement age is 66 and 10 months. You can start your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62, but the benefit amount you receive will be less than your full retirement benefit amount.
What is my Social Security retirement age if I was born?
If you were born in 1959 your full retirement age is 66 and 10 months You can start your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62, but the benefit amount you receive will be less than your full retirement benefit amount.
For example, if you were born on Oct. 1 or 2, 1959, Social Security considers you to be 62 as of Sept. 30 or Oct. 1, 2021. Your benefits will start in October 2021; you can apply for benefits in June. But if you were born between Oct. 3 and 31, your first full month at 62 is November.
What happens if I take my Social Security at 66?
If you start receiving benefits at age 66 and 10 months you get 100 percent of your monthly benefit. If you delay receiving retirement benefits until after your full retirement age, your monthly benefit continues to increase. The chart below explains how delayed retirement affects your benefit.