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Filing For Benefits
May 20, 2023
How Should I Complete My Application In Order To Be Assured Of Getting My Full Age 70 Rate?
April 10, 2023
What Do I Need To Do To Switch From Spousal Benefits To My Own Benefits At Age 70?
April 2, 2023
Will Social Security Pay Me For Past Months When I Was Unable To Apply Due To Surgery?
February 22, 2023
Is It True That I'm Too Old To Apply For Child In Care Spousal Benefits?
February 16, 2023
Will My Wife Automatically Receive A Spousal Bump When I Apply For My SS?
November 18, 2022
Has Social Security Created An Online Mechanism To Allow People Who Already Receive Their Own Benefits To Claim Spousal Benefits?
October 5, 2022
Will My Wife Automatically Switch To Spouse's Benefits When I File For My Benefits?
September 15, 2022
Will I Lose Benefits If I Don't Complete The Application I Started In March 2022?
August 28, 2022
Can I Start A New Application If I Allow The Previous Application I Started To Lapse?
August 16, 2022
How Far In Advance Can I Apply For Benefits And When Will I Receive My First Payment?
July 27, 2022
Is It True That You Can Only File A Survivor Claim Up To Thirty Days In Advance?
July 2, 2022
Does Social Security Pay Up To 6 Months Of Retroactive Benefits If A Person Files Late?
May 13, 2022
How Do I Answer The Application Question About Eligibility For Foreign Benefits?
April 21, 2022
What Should I Do About The Notice I Received From Social Security About My Claim?
April 18, 2022
Would A Husband Be Limited To Claiming Six Months Of Retroactive Spousal Benefits?
March 10, 2022
How Can I Safely Fix It If I Started To Complete The Wrong Online Application?
February 27, 2022
Can I Apply Online For My Benefits If I'm Already Receiving Spousal Benefits?
February 1, 2022
Is There A Way For My Wife To Recover The Difference Between Her Own Benefit And Her Spousal Benefit?
January 30, 2022
How Do I Apply For Widow's Benefits If Social Security Offices Are Closed?
January 12, 2022
Can My Wife Apply For Spousal Benefits If My First Benefit Payment Is Pending?
January 10, 2022
When Should I Apply In Order To Make Sure That Social Security Uses My 2021 Earnings?
September 28, 2021
Can I Apply Online To Switch From Spousal Benefits To Drawing My Own Benefits?
September 8, 2021
Where On Social Security's Website Can I Apply To Switch To My Own Benefits?
September 4, 2021
Should Social Security Automatically Increase My Wife's Benefit Amount?
August 23, 2021
Is It Correct That Social Security Considers You To Become Age 70 In The Month Of Your Birthday?
August 2, 2021
Can I Apply As Early As August Or September If I Want To Claim Benefits Effective With December?
July 23, 2021
Will My Benefits Automatically Switch To My Full Benefit Amount When I Reach Age 70?
May 8, 2021
Will My Wife's Benefits Be Automatically Adjusted To Include Spousal Benefits?
May 7, 2021
How Much Time In Advance Should I Contact Social Security To Switch To My Own Benefits?
April 3, 2021
Will My Wife's Spousal Benefits Automatically Change To Her Own Benefits At Age 70?
February 22, 2021
When Should My Husband Apply In Order To Make Sure He Receives The Last Year's 8% Increase?
January 25, 2021
How Does My Wife Request To Change From Her Own Benefit To A Spousal Benefit?
January 6, 2021
Does My Application Date Affect The Fact That I Want To Receive My Benefits After My 70th Birthday?
December 31, 2020
What Month Should I File My Claim In Order To Get My Full Benefit Amount?
December 25, 2020
Which Month Should I Choose To Start My Benefits In Order To Receive My Full Age 70 Rate?
December 5, 2020
Will Social Security Automatically Trigger My Wife's Additional Spousal Benefit?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists