Due to health reasons I need to cut back my hours at work. I am 63, I am considering taking early Social Security benefit. Is it also possible to add my husbands spousal benefit to my early retirement benefit?
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Hi,

My wife will be 62 soon (in July 2016). I am a year younger at 61. I have earned much more than my spouse over the years (est $2,270 from SS @ FRA), but she could receive some Social Security on her own work record (est $660 from SS @ FRA). However, she could obviously receive a much higher payment by taking the maximum spouse benefit from me when I retire (est $1,135 from SS). I plan to keep working and not receive Social Security until I am 70, in 9 years (est $3,010 from SS @ age 70).