GAO Report: Challenges For Those Claiming Social Security Benefits Early This report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office looks at the circumstances of people who file
for Social Security benefits early to understand why they do so even though taking benefits before full retirement age reduces monthly payments.
Not exact matches
If you do claim
Social Security benefits early, chances are you will take money from another source to make up
for that lost income, Myers said.
Many other experts agree that 70 can not be the universal age
for people to start claiming
Social Security benefits, and some explain how claiming
early can actually be very beneficial.
Claiming
Social Security retirement
benefits at the
earliest age — 62 — is a big temptation
for many aspiring retirees.
For some people, it may make sense to draw on 401 (k) assets
earlier and defer claiming
Social Security benefits until 65 or 70 in order to get much higher
benefits from the government plan.
Early in his term, he pushed through a $ 1.6 billion tax cut
for businesses, offset by $ 1.4 billion in tax increases on individuals — including taxing pensions and
Social Security benefits.
«Gaps are certainly of special concern to those considering
early retirement, since they are eligible
for Social Security benefits at 62, but must wait until age 65 to receive Medicare,» said Kimberley Foss, a certified financial planner and founder of Empyrion Wealth Management.
For example, my full retirement age is 67 and if I claim at age 62, the earliest age at which I can file for Social Security benefits, my benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full retirement age benef
For example, my full retirement age is 67 and if I claim at age 62, the
earliest age at which I can file
for Social Security benefits, my benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full retirement age benef
for Social Security benefits, my
benefit will be equivalent to 70 % of my full retirement age
benefit.
Those who turn 62 and are therefore first eligible
for early retirement
benefits from
Social Security in 2018 will have a retirement age of 66 and four months, with the age rising two months every year until hitting 67
for those born in 1960 or later.
The longer you wait, the more your
Social Security benefit grows — but
for some it still makes sense to claim
benefits early.
thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire
early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on
social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed
for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy
benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!
But Vernon's calculations show that about the worst thing you can do
for your long - term planning is take
Social Security benefits early at age 62.
If your budget
for early retirement includes working part - time and getting
Social Security benefits, you could take an unexpected financial hit.
For more on
Social Security spousal
benefits visit our Retirement Center and check out Rob's
earlier blog post.
The BLS observes «The leading edge of the baby boomers (those born in 1946) became eligible
for early Social Security benefits at age 62 in 2008 and reached full retirement age at 66 in 2012.
If you qualify
for Social Security, you can claim your
benefits as
early as age 62, but you won't get 100 % of the
benefit you're entitled to unless you wait to claim until you reach your full retirement age.
If your
benefits have been reduced due to earning too much prior to reaching your FRA, you will get these
benefits back at your FRA when your monthly
Social Security check will be increased to account
for benefits withheld
earlier due to excess earnings.3
If you're looking
for a lower - key, less - costly retirement, taking your
benefits early — and receiving smaller
Social Security payments — might make sense.
How much you've saved
for retirement will play a key role in how
early you should take your
Social Security benefits.
You can begin collecting
Social Security benefits as
early as age 62, but you won't be eligible
for Medicare until 65.
Our estimate is sensitive to penalties
for early retirement and credits
for delaying claiming
Social Security benefits.
Earlier today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) said she would support President Obama's proposed
Social Security benefit cuts — even arguing that using the «chained CPI» would not be a
benefit cutA after previously telling President Obama «that House Democrats will not vote
for any trims to future
benefits in Medicare or
Social Security, even a tweak to the cost - of - living index,» A according to her hometown paper.
«Florida Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio was pressed on Sunday on statements he made
earlier that he believed
Social Security benefits should be cut
for Americans now under the age of 55.
This would make pensions function more like
Social Security, which bases its
benefits off of 35 years of earnings and adjusts
earlier years
for inflation.
Check Out: Should You Take
Social Security Early and Invest It — Or Delay Claiming
For A Bigger
Benefit?
While you can start receiving
Social Security benefits as
early as 62, delaying up to age 70 means you'll receive more money
for the rest of your life.
If your budget
for early retirement includes working part - time and getting
Social Security benefits, you could take an unexpected financial hit.
If you retire
early due to health problems, consider applying
for Social Security disability
benefits.
Full Retirement Age - If you were born in 1942 or
earlier, you are already eligible
for your full
Social Security benefit.
That way, you don't have to worry about having made too much
early in the year when you weren't actually eligible
for benefits, as long as you cut back earnings after you actually claim your monthly
Social Security payments.
To better understand the circumstances faced by those who claim
early Social Security benefits, GAO examined: (1) demographic and occupational characteristics associated with
early claiming; (2) retirement income of
early claimers compared to those who delay; and (3) how PPACA changes health coverage options
for early claimers.
Under the current structure of the U.S.
Social Security system, the age to receive full
benefits (also known as «full retirement age» or «normal retirement age») is 65
for workers born in 1937 or
earlier.
Despite higher monthly
benefits for those who delay, many people still claim
Social Security retirement
benefits at age 62, the
earliest age of eligibility.
Although delayed claimers have higher median
Social Security benefits, those
benefits make up a smaller portion of household income than
for early claimers.
Social Security Reduction
for Early Start Your retirement
benefit is permanently reduced if you decide to start receiving it before reaching full retirement age.
Check Out: Should You Take
Social Security Early and Invest It — Or Claim Later
For a Larger
Benefit?
Collecting
Social Security benefits early results in a
benefit reduction of 6.67 % per year
for up to 36 months before full retirement age, and a rate of 5 % per year beyond that.
hould You Take
Social Security Early and Invest it — Or Claim Later
For A Higher
Benefit?
For more information on how
Social Security benefits are calculated, as well as an online calculator to compute the financial effects of taking an
early or delayed retirement, visit the SSA website at http://www.ssa.gov.
One of Ellis's key prescriptions
for Americans is to recognize that while U.S.
social security does permit early retirement as early as 62, albeit with reduced benefits, the real retirement age is becoming age 70, which is when Social Security payouts are much more substa
social security does permit early retirement as early as 62, albeit with reduced benefits, the real retirement age is becoming age 70, which is when Social Security payouts are much more subs
security does permit
early retirement as
early as 62, albeit with reduced
benefits, the real retirement age is becoming age 70, which is when
Social Security payouts are much more substa
Social Security payouts are much more subs
Security payouts are much more substantial.
If you have earnings during a year when you're receiving
early retirement
benefits, the earnings test can cause a reduction in your
social security benefits for that year.
For an
earlier retirement and claiming age, this target goes up due to lower
Social Security retirement
benefits.
So why would anyone apply
for Social Security benefits in their
early 60s?
The Court did Member State authorities a favour handing down a clear - cut judgment on
social security benefits for economically inactive migrant EU citizens in García - Nieto following its
earlier judgment in Dano.
Individuals with
early - onset Alzheimer's may also qualify
for Social Security disability
benefits under the government's Compassionate Allowances program.
For more information on how
Social Security benefits are calculated, as well as an online calculator to compute the financial effects of taking an
early or delayed retirement, visit the SSA website at http://www.ssa.gov.