Your Full Retirement Age For Survivors Benefits Is 66
Remember, the earliest a widow or widower can start receiving Social Security survivors benefits based on age will remain age 60.
If you start receiving survivors benefits at age
- 60, you will get 71.5% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 72 months.
- 62, you will get 81.0% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 48 months.
- 65, you will get 95.3% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 12 months.
Note: If you're receiving widows, widowers, or divorced widows or widowers benefits, you can switch to your own retirement benefit as early as age 62.
If you start getting benefits at age1. |
The survivors benefit you will receive is reduced to2. |
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60 | 71.5% |
60 + 1 month | 71.9 |
60 + 2 months | 72.3 |
60 + 3 months | 72.7 |
60 + 4 months | 73.1 |
60 + 5 months | 73.5 |
60 + 6 months | 73.9 |
60 + 7 months | 74.3 |
60 + 8 months | 74.7 |
60 + 9 months | 75.1 |
60 + 10 months | 75.5 |
60 + 11 months | 75.9 |
61 | 76.3 |
61 + 1 month | 76.6 |
61 + 2 months | 77.0 |
61 + 3 months | 77.4 |
61 + 4 months | 77.8 |
61 + 5 months | 78.2 |
61 + 6 months | 78.6 |
61 + 7 months | 79.0 |
61 + 8 months | 79.4 |
61 + 9 months | 79.8 |
61 + 10 months | 80.2 |
61 + 11 months | 80.6 |
62 | 81.0 |
62 + 1 month | 81.4 |
62 + 2 months | 81.8 |
62 + 3 months | 82.2 |
62 + 4 months | 82.6 |
62 + 5 months | 83.0 |
62 + 6 months | 83.4 |
62 + 7 months | 83.8 |
62 + 8 months | 84.2 |
62 + 9 months | 84.6 |
62 + 10 months | 85.0 |
62 + 11 months | 85.4 |
63 | 85.8 |
63 + 1 month | 86.1 |
63 + 2 months | 86.5 |
63 + 3 months | 86.9 |
63 + 4 months | 87.3 |
63 + 5 months | 87.7 |
63 + 6 months | 88.1 |
63 + 7 months | 88.5 |
63 + 8 months | 88.9 |
63 + 9 months | 89.3 |
63 + 10 months | 89.7 |
63 + 11 months | 90.1 |
64 | 90.5 |
64 + 1 month | 90.9 |
64 + 2 months | 91.3 |
64 + 3 months | 91.7 |
64 + 4 months | 92.1 |
64 + 5 months | 92.5 |
64 + 6 months | 92.9 |
64 + 7 months | 93.3 |
64 + 8 months | 93.7 |
64 + 9 months | 94.1 |
64 + 10 months | 94.5 |
64 + 11 months | 94.9 |
65 | 95.3 |
65 + 1 month | 95.6 |
65 + 2 months | 96.0 |
65 + 3 months | 96.4 |
65 + 4 months | 96.8 |
65 + 5 months | 97.2 |
65 + 6 months | 97.6 |
65 + 7 months | 98.0 |
65 + 8 months | 98.4 |
65 + 9 months | 98.8 |
65 + 10 months | 99.2 |
65 + 11 months | 99.6 |
66 2. | 100. |
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Related Information
- Estimate Your Life Expectancy
- Benefits For The Surviving Spouse By Year Of Birth
- Retirement Benefits By Year Of Birth
Reminder: Your full retirement age for retirement benefits may not match your full retirement age for survivors benefits.