SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

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Social Security Benefits

Over the past 70 years Social Security has been a part of the American life. Social Security brings a value to society with the availability of retirement, disability and survivors insurance. Close to 49 million Americans receive Social Security Benefits.

Social Security is set up in such a way to account for the amount workers and employers pay into the system and how much each employee will receive. The amount paid is determined by a
formula, paying higher wage earners more, but also paying a higher percentage for low wage earners.

   

Social Security has been changed several times over the years to meet the needs of the people and it will be changed again in the future as the peoples needs change.

Social Security provides a steady income for older Americans and automatically adjust for cost of living changes.

The earliest age for drawing retirement Social Security is 62, but the benefits will be paid out at a lower rate at this age. If you wait for full retirement at the age of 67, then you will receive the full Social Security benefit. The retirement age is gradually going up and the 67 year cutoff is for people who were born after 1959.

One third of the elderly rely solely on Social Security, while the other two thirds draw Social Security as a major portion of their retirement income. As a statistic, 9 out of 10 retirees receive Social Security benefits each month.

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