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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Social Security concept ⓘ
retirement age ⓘ
administeredBy Social Security Administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs FRA ⓘ
full retirement age ⓘ
appliesTo Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits ⓘ
appliesToBirthYears 1937 and earlier ⓘ
1938 ⓘ
1939 ⓘ
1940 ⓘ
1941 ⓘ
1942 ⓘ
1943–1954 ⓘ
1955 ⓘ
1956 ⓘ
1957 ⓘ
1958 ⓘ
1959 ⓘ
1960 and later ⓘ
appliesToPopulation covered U.S. workers ⓘ
eligible spouses ⓘ
eligible survivors ⓘ
benefitType divorced spouse benefits ⓘ
divorced survivor benefits ⓘ
retirement benefits ⓘ
spousal benefits ⓘ
survivor benefits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
definedBy Social Security Act ⓘ
effectOnBenefits benefits increased by delayed retirement credits if claimed after normal retirement age ⓘ
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 ⓘ
originally set at 65 years ⓘ
legalBasis Social Security Amendments of 1983 ⓘ
relatedConcept Social Security retirement benefit ⓘ
delayed retirement credits ⓘ
early retirement age ⓘ
primary insurance amount ⓘ
usedFor calculating delayed retirement credits ⓘ
calculating early retirement reduction ⓘ
determining full spousal benefit ⓘ
determining full survivor benefit ⓘ
determining unreduced retirement benefit ⓘ
valueForBirthYears 65 years and 10 months for 1942 ⓘ
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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Social Security Amendments of 1983 → affects → Social Security normal retirement age ⓘ