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  Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits
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Program Description
These are benefits paid to retired workers who have earned enough Social Security credits. Based on your date of birth, you could get Social Security retirement benefits now or when you turn 62 if you have enough work credits.

Would you like more information about retirement benefits?
Use the link below to our Publications Home Page and review “Retirement Benefits,” Social Security Publication Number 05-10035 or review Chapter 3 of the Social Security Handbook.

Would you like an estimate of how much your monthly benefit might be?
If you live in the U.S., you should have received a Social Security Statement in the mail three months before your last birthday. The Statement would have told you if you have enough credits for retirement benefits and, if so, how much your benefit would be. If you do not have your Statement or you would like a new estimate, use the link below to our Benefits Calculators.

If you would like to request a Statement now, use the link below.

You can apply for retirement benefits using the link below to our online application or you can choose “Contact Us” to make an appointment.

Would you like more information about social security credits?
Use the link below to our Publications Home page and review “Social Security: How You Earn Credits,” Social Security Publication Number 05-10072.

PLEASE NOTE: If you get (or will get) a pension based on work for an employer who did not withhold Social Security taxes, such as a government agency or an employer in another country, your Social Security benefits may be reduced. Use the link below to our Publications Home Page and review “A Pension from Work Not Covered by Social Security”, Social Security Publication Number 05-10045 and “Government Pension Offset”, Social Security Publication Number 05-10007.

Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.

Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.

Program Contact Information
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs

To apply for retirement or spouse’s benefits, visit
http://www.ssa.gov/applytoretire

To use our benefits calculators, visit
http://www.ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm

Applications for this program can be obtained through this website:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyforbenefits

For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213

People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778

To request a copy of your Social Security Statement that will include an estimate of your retirement or disability benefit, visit
http://www.ssa.gov/mystatement

Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov

 
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