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Estimating my Social Security benefitsTo get a personalized estimate of your Social Security benefits, use our online Retirement Estimator . We also offer other online planners and calculators including the: Retirement Planner ;...
Maximum Social Security retirement benefitThe maximum benefit depends on the age a worker chooses to retire. For example, for a worker retiring at age 66 in 2012, the amount is $2,513. This figure is based on...
How soon can I apply for retirement benefitsYou can apply for Social Security retirement benefits when you are at least 61 years and 9 months of age and want your benefits to start in the next three months. Even if you are not...
How pensions affect your Social Security benefitIf your pension is from work where you paid Social Security taxes, it will not affect the amount of your Social Security benefit. However, if any part of your pension is from work where you did not...
Average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired workerThe average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker was about $1,230 at the beginning of 2012. This amount changes monthly based upon the total amount of all benefits paid and the total...
Earliest age to receive Social Security Retirement benefitsUpdatedThe earliest age you can begin getting Social Security retirement benefits is 62. The 1983 Social Security Amendments included a provision for raising the retirement age beginning with persons...
Effects of marriage on Social Security retirement benefitsUpdatedWe calculate a married couple's lifetime earnings independently. Spouses get monthly benefits based on their individual earnings. Therefore, each spouse receives a monthly benefit amount based on his...
Receiving Social Security and unemployment at the same timeUnemployment insurance benefits are not counted under the Social Security annual earnings test and therefore do not affect your receipt of Social Security benefits. However, the unemployment benefit...
Calculation of retirement benefitsSocial Security benefits are based on earnings averaged over most of a worker's lifetime. The benefit computation is complex and there is no simple method or table to tell you how much you may...
Income that counts towards the earnings test limitGross wages and net earnings from self employment count towards the earnings test limit. Gross wages are the amount you earn before any payroll deductions for income tax, Social Security tax, dues...
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