Yes you can choose to receive your monthly social security check in the mail if that is really what you want to do.
Retirement income for the elderly.
First you will have to apply with the social security administration to begin receiving your SSB at the age of 62 and then you will find out when you will receive your first benefit check. You can apply online by going to the SSA.gov website SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ONLINE AND CHOOSE Retirement/Medicare you will go to the Social Security Benefit Application form
According to the Social Security Administration, the maximum benefit for a worker retiring at full retirement age is $2,116 per month in 2007. That is $25,392 per year. So the answer is yes. However, in order to receive that benefit, one must have had an annual income at or near the taxable maximum in the years leading up to retirement ($94,200 in 2006).
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social security is not impacted by other retirements. they are separate. Your military retirement will not affect or change your wife's retirement from the railroad. you will each have your own retirement and at age 62 or older you each will also have your own social security. however, your wife many not have any input to social security benefits if she has not paid into social security during her work span. best to check with social security to see where she stands with social security
Yes, a widow receives the social security benefit that is the higher of the two, but she cannot receive both.
To get your full retirement benefit, you need to be 65 or older. That will be in the year 2040.
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Yes, if you both earned enough credits to qualify for Social Security, then you can each collect your own benefits. To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you must have earned 40 credits (approximately 10 years of work). You can actually collect your own benefit as early as age 62, but you won't receive your full benefit until you reach your full retirement age. Once you are at your full retirement age, you can choose to collect either your own benefit, or the spousal benefit, whichever is higher.
The amount of Social Security check that your wife/husband can collect based on your record depends on the age that he/she applies. At full retirement age, which is 66 for most folks retiring now, your spouse will receive half of your benefits. This amount will be less if your wife/husband starts collecting spousal benefits between ages 62 and prior to her/his full retirement age of 66. It is important to mention here that your spouse's benefit check will not include any delayed retirement credits that you have accrued. Also if your spouse will receive a pension that is not covered by Social Security, her/his benefit amount may be reduced.