Social Security normal retirement age
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Social Security normal retirement age is the age at which U.S. workers become eligible to receive full, unreduced Social Security retirement benefits, varying by year of birth.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Social Security concept
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retirement age ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Social Security Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FRA
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full retirement age ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToBirthYears |
1937 and earlier
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1938 ⓘ 1939 ⓘ 1940 ⓘ 1941 ⓘ 1942 ⓘ 1943–1954 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ 1956 ⓘ 1957 ⓘ 1958 ⓘ 1959 ⓘ 1960 and later ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation |
covered U.S. workers
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eligible spouses ⓘ eligible survivors ⓘ |
| benefitType |
divorced spouse benefits
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divorced survivor benefits ⓘ retirement benefits ⓘ spousal benefits ⓘ survivor benefits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| definedBy | Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnBenefits |
benefits increased by delayed retirement credits if claimed after normal retirement age
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benefits reduced if claimed before normal retirement age ⓘ no reduction at or after normal retirement age ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
insured status under Social Security
ⓘ
year of birth ⓘ |
| hasMaximumValue | 67 years ⓘ |
| hasMinimumValue | 65 years ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
gradually increased to 67 years by 1983 amendments
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originally set at 65 years ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Social Security Amendments of 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Social Security retirement benefit
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delayed retirement credits ⓘ early retirement age ⓘ primary insurance amount ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calculating delayed retirement credits
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calculating early retirement reduction ⓘ determining full spousal benefit ⓘ determining full survivor benefit ⓘ determining unreduced retirement benefit ⓘ |
| valueForBirthYears |
65 years and 10 months for 1942
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65 years and 2 months for 1938 ⓘ 65 years and 4 months for 1939 ⓘ 65 years and 6 months for 1940 ⓘ 65 years and 8 months for 1941 ⓘ 65 years for 1937 and earlier ⓘ 66 years and 10 months for 1959 ⓘ 66 years and 2 months for 1955 ⓘ 66 years and 4 months for 1956 ⓘ 66 years and 6 months for 1957 ⓘ 66 years and 8 months for 1958 ⓘ 66 years for 1943–1954 ⓘ 67 years for 1960 and later ⓘ |
| variesBy | birth year ⓘ |
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