The soonest you can start receiving payouts from Social Security Retirement is age 62 and the latest is age 70; however, you may choose to begin anywhere in that eight-year span. The longer you wait to start getting payments the more your monthly payments will be when you start receiving them and they will stay that amount forever. Conversely, if you start taking your benefits earlier, your monthly payment will be less for the rest of your life.
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