For example, the monthly benefit for today's new retirees is reduced 25 percent if claimed at the early eligibility age of 62. (ssa.gov)
A hard incentive such as an increase in the earliest eligibility age, which would force people to change their behavior, could ultimately help people become better situated in retirement. (ssa.gov)
Other countries, however, successfully raised their own benefit eligibility ages in response to similar demographic forces. (canadianbusiness.com)