Majamitrovic | E+ | Getty ImagesHow to find your Social Security full retirement ageIf you were born between 1943 and 1954, your full retirement age is 66.
The full Social Security retirement age gradually increases from 66 to 67 for people born between those years.
Social Security full retirement age Year of birth Social Security full retirement age 1943-1954 66 1955 66 and two months 1956 66 and four months 1957 66 and six months 1958 66 and eight months 1959 66 and 10 months 1960 and later 67Source: Social Security AdministrationFor some people, this can come as a surprise, because they may still confuse their Social Security full retirement age with the Medicare eligibility age of 65, according to Elsasser.
Social Security statements can be accessed online by creating a My Social Security account.
But tying those decisions to each other will result in permanently reduced Social Security benefits, since that would be before full retirement age.
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