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We take a look at how Americans’ year of birth affects their ‘full retirement age’, and how your monthly benefits go up the ...

The Social Security Administration suspends benefits for early retirees who exceed annual earnings thresholds. These suspended payments are later recalculated and repaid through increased monthly ...

There's no strict retirement age in the United States. Retirement savings can be accessed in your late 50 and Social Security benefits in your early 60s. Full Social Security benefits kick in at ...

Your full retirement age is based on the year you were born. It used to be 65 for everyone, but because Americans are living longer, the program faces funding challenges.

When Social Security was created, the full retirement age was set at 65. However, in 1983, lawmakers amended Social Security to try to shore up the finances of the program.

In recent years, full retirement age has changed for newly-eligible Social Security beneficiaries. However, 2022 is the last time this will happen.

Let’s follow an example. Let’s say Ed was born in December 1958, which means he’ll reach his full retirement age of 66 and 8 months in July 2025.

Gradually raising the full retirement age to 69 years old, up from the current rule of 67 for those born in 1960 or later, would mean that individuals would get less money over their lifetime, the ...

Your full retirement age is based on the year you were born. It used to be 65 for everyone, but because Americans are living longer, the program faces funding challenges.