Age for full Social Security benefits edges toward 70

Social Security's full retirement age will jump in 2025. When can you collect your full benefits?

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National News

December 24, 2024 - 11:54 AM

LOS ANGELES — If you were planning to retire next year, double check your math because a law passed in the ‘80s is annually raising the age when Americans can collect their full Social Security benefits. And next year is no exception.

In 1983, Congress passed a law that gradually increases the  age at which  people     may receive 100% of their Social Security benefits. The  increase is aimed to match  increasing life expectancy.

Full retirement age is based on the number of years you have worked as well as your annual income throughout…

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