Notice that the first rule above gives the number of
months after full retirement age, and the second rule above gives the number of months after benefits begin.
Not exact matches
The exact amount that benefits are reduced or increased depends on how many
months before or
after your
full retirement age you file for benefits.
After that, two
months are added to the
full retirement age for every year until 1960, when the
full retirement age reaches 67.
In addition,
after you reach
full retirement age, we will recalculate your benefit amount to give you credit for any
months in which you did not receive a benefit because of your earnings.
Here is how it works:
after reaching
full retirement age, Social Security will recalculate your benefit amount to give you credit for any
months in which you did not receive some benefit because of your earnings.
Each year
after 1954 increases the
retirement age by two
months until the
full retirement age reaches 67 years old if you were born in 1960 or later.
However,
after you reach
full retirement age, we will recalculate your benefit amount to give you credit for any
months in which you did not receive some benefit because of your earnings.
In addition,
after you reach
full retirement age, we will recalculate your benefit amount to give you credit for any
months in which you did not receive a benefit because of your earnings.
After that, two
months are added to the
full retirement age for every year until 1960, when the
full retirement age reaches 67.
If you begin receiving benefits more than three years before your
full retirement age, the break - even point will be about 12 years (144
months)
after you reach
full retirement age.
Delay receiving
retirement benefits until
after you reach
full retirement age (any
month up to
age 70), you can increase your benefit by accumulating Delayed
Retirement Credits.
The social security program allows you to begin receiving benefits the
month after you reach
age 62, or to wait until your
full retirement age, or even later.
Even if you don't plan to receive benefits right away, or decide to wait until
after you reach
full retirement age, you still should sign - up for Medicare three
months before your 65th birthday.
The break - even point is the number of
months after the start of your benefit when the total of all your delayed payments will be equal to the total you would have received if you started your payments at
full retirement age.
Don't let that confuse you: the year you turn 62 determines what percentage applies, but you have to forgo benefits for one or more
months after reaching
full retirement age (which is 65 or later, depending on when you were born) to qualify for the increased benefit.
If you start receiving benefits the
month after reaching
full retirement age, you'll receive the
full benefit.
People who qualify for social security
retirement benefits can begin receiving those benefits in the
month after they reach
age 62, or any
month after that, even though they won't reach
full retirement age for a few more years.