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Checking Your Social Security Earnings and Benefits

The Social Security Administration (SSA) keeps a running computer account of your earnings record and work credits. The SSA mails out this information annually on Social Security statements to everyone over age 25. The Social Security statement gives you an estimate of the benefits you'll receive at various retirement ages, which can play an important role in your financial planning.

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If I delay retirement, will I get more money from Social Security?

I hope to retire in a year or two. What advantages are there to delaying getting my Social Security payments until I'm 70, if I work until 67 or 70? I'm now 65.

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survivors benefits

An amount of money available to the surviving spouse and minor or disabled children of a deceased worker who qualified for Social Security retirement or disability benefits.

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