Larry my wife started collecting her benefit at 62. I waited until my full retirement age. But when they added her to my benefit she not even close to half. I’m receiving $1,954 and she only getting $765. Is that right?

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Probably. If a person starts drawing reduced retirement benefits on their own record prior to full retirement age (FRA), the resulting reduction for age that's applied to their benefit rate continues even if they subsequently become entitled to spousal benefits.

I am 71 started Social Security at age 62. My husband is also retired at 71, he works parttime. Can I draw Social Security from his even though I get my own
Thank you

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Hello, first thank you for your time! I have read many things about SS benefits but I'm still confused. I am currently still married but do not live with my spouse. I guess you can say we are separated (Not Legally) but have not been together in over a decade. We also live in 2 different states. He filed for SS after he was 62. He's 65 now and I'm 5 years younger. So I am 60 now. When can I file for spousal benefits? I do not want to file for mine until I am 67 to get full benefits.

My husband and I both took early s.s at age 62.we are both over fra. Can I claim his retirement which is higher then mine.Do I go to the s.d. and file.

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HI Larry,

Dear Larry,
Quickly, My husband was born in 1957, I was born in 1968. I was awarded Disability Benefits in 2014. I've looked everywhere to find answers but just I've found online seems to apply to our situation.
My husband will be working to or past his FRA. I don't recall the amount his SS record says his benefit would be, but even 50% would still be a lot more than the $825 a month disability I receive.

I'm disabled and I'm collecting I'm 51 sand my husband is 62 and he is collect social securty retirement can I collect sposeal benefits now or do I have to wait til he passes away

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My husband is 72 he just started collecting his ss benefit he collects 3200 month before Medicare I started collecting my benefits last November when I turned 62 due to health reasons my benefit is 1309 month do I get half his as spousal benefits or is this it

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When I went to the ssa office to apply for spousal benefits I was told that was eliminated in 2016, so I applied for benefits on my own record when I turned 66. Did the spousal benefit get eliminated or was I given bad info. My husband started benefits at his full retirement age of 66. I tried to get spousal benefit when I was 64

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My husband age 74 receives $2000 social security and also a pension. I am 74 and I receive $500. social security and an L.A. county government pension. We started receiving social security at age 62. I didn't know about spousal benefits. Am I eligible to spousal benefits since my husband's social security is higher than my social security?

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