Your Social Security
By Terry J. Rigg, Fri Dec 9th
It seems like everyone I talked to has a different opinion onwhen they would be eligible for Social Security. Some youngerfolks said that they couldn't retire until they were at least70. A lot of older folks believe that they can't start drawingtheir Social Security until they reach 65. They are allpartially right.
I'm not going to get into whether or not Social Security willsurvive the next few years. There are too many factors thatcould save it or destroy it, and most of them live inWashington, DC. I am simply going to give you the current statusof your Social Security eligibility.
It is true that there are different full retirement agesdepending on when you were born. However, each person payinginto Social Security can start drawing their partial retirementat age 62. The chart below indicates at what age you can retireand receive your full benefits.
Year of Birth
Note: Persons born on January 1 of any year should refer to theprevious year.
Full retirement Age
1937 or earlier - 65
1938 - 65 and 2 months
1939 - 65 and 4 months
1940 - 65 and 6 months
1941 - 65 and 8 months
1942 - 65 and 10 months
1943--1954 - 66
1955 - 66 and 2 months
1956 - 66 and 4 months
1957
66 and 6 months
1958 - 66 and 8 months
1959 = 66 and 10 months
1960 and later - 67
Visit http://www.ssa.gov/retirechartred.htm to see the completechart of Social Security Full retirement and Reductions by Age
By the chart above someone born in 1955 can start receiving thefull benefits at age 66 years and 2 months. If they choose toretire between age 62 and 66 years and 2 months
