Your Full Retirement Age For Survivors Benefits Is 65 And 10 Months
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 70 months.
- 62, you will get 81.3% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 46 months.
- 65, you will get 95.9% of the monthly benefit because you will be getting benefits for an additional 10 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 | 74.4 |
60 + 8 months | 74.8 |
60 + 9 months | 75.2 |
60 + 10 months | 75.6 |
60 + 11 months | 76.0 |
61 | 76.4 |
61 + 1 month | 76.8 |
61 + 2 months | 77.2 |
61 + 3 months | 77.6 |
61 + 4 months | 78.0 |
61 + 5 months | 78.4 |
61 + 6 months | 78.8 |
61 + 7 months | 79.2 |
61 + 8 months | 79.6 |
61 + 9 months | 80.1 |
61 + 10 months | 80.5 |
61 + 11 months | 80.9 |
62 | 81.3 |
62 + 1 month | 81.7 |
62 + 2 months | 82.1 |
62 + 3 months | 82.5 |
62 + 4 months | 82.9 |
62 + 5 months | 83.3 |
62 + 6 months | 83.7 |
62 + 7 months | 84.1 |
62 + 8 months | 84.5 |
62 + 9 months | 84.9 |
62 + 10 months | 85.3 |
62 + 11 months | 85.8 |
63 | 86.2 |
63 + 1 month | 86.6 |
63 + 2 months | 87.0 |
63 + 3 months | 87.4 |
63 + 4 months | 87.8 |
63 + 5 months | 88.2 |
63 + 6 months | 88.6 |
63 + 7 months | 89.0 |
63 + 8 months | 89.4 |
6 + 9 months | 89.8 |
63 + 10 months | 90.2 |
63 + 11 months | 90.6 |
64 | 91.0 |
64 + 1 month | 91.5 |
64 + 2 months | 91.9 |
64 + 3 months | 92.3 |
64 + 4 months | 92.7 |
64 + 5 months | 93.1 |
64 + 6 months | 93.5 |
64 + 7 months | 93.9 |
64 + 8 months | 94.3 |
64 + 9 months | 94.7 |
64 + 10 months | 95.1 |
64 + 11 months | 95.5 |
65 | 95.9 |
65 + 1 month | 96.3 |
65 + 2 months | 96.7 |
65 + 3 months | 97.2 |
65 + 4 months | 97.6 |
65 + 5 months | 98.0 |
65 + 6 months | 98.4 |
65 + 7 months | 98.8 |
65 + 8 months | 99.2 |
65 + 9 months | 99.6 |
65 + 10 months 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.