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Your Life-long Partner: Social Security Retirement Tips

Learn about Social Security programs, work to earn credits, plan for retirement, understand benefits based on age, spouse and child benefits, considerations for early benefits, working after retirement, and more. Discover how work affects benefits, spousal benefits, widows/widowers benefits, survivors benefits, and Medicare enrollment periods. Stay informed on updates, kiosks, and online resources. Prepare for retirement with these essential tips now!

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Your Life-long Partner: Social Security Retirement Tips

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  1. Your Life-long Partner SOCIAL SECURITY

  2. Social Security 3-Legged Stool of RetirementSecurity Savings Pensions

  3. What You Need to Do Now To Prepare for Retirement • Learn more about the Social Security programs • Utilize the Retirement Estimator ONLINE- register for MYSSA account • Plan to Save

  4. Each $1260 in earnings gives you one credit You can earn a maximum of 4 credits per year EXAMPLE: To earn 4 credits this year, you must earn at least $5040 You Need to Work to Earn Social Security Credits Earning 40 Credits Throughout Your Working Life Will Qualify You for a Benefit

  5. If You’re A Worker and Retire: At age 62, you get less money permanently At your full retirement age, you get your full benefit More $$$$ by waiting to age 70 Your Age When You Retire Affects Your Benefits

  6. Health insurance Life expectancy Can SSA pay others (kids/spouse) Do you have other pensions, savings, etc? Are you still working? Can you afford the permanent reduction of 25- 30%? Unemployment? * Taxes? Things to consider with early benefits

  7. Withheld/ Age Earnings Limit Above Under Full Retirement Age $15,720($1310/mo.) $1 for every $2 Year of FRA $41,800($3490/mo.) $1 for every $3 (Full Retirement Age – 66 for people born 1943-1954)Full Retirement Age No Limit How Work Affects Social Security Benefits - 2016

  8. Your Spouse (Can receive up to 50% of workers benefit) At age 62 At any age if caring for child under 16 or disabled Divorced spouses may qualify Your Child (Each can receive up to 50% of workers benefit) (***Up to the Family Max) Not married under 18 (under 19 if still in high school) Not married and disabled before age 22 In Addition to the Retiree, Who Else Can Get Benefits?

  9. SPOUSE BENEFITS AT FRA WORKER’S RECORD $1000 - WORKER, $500 - UNINSURED SPOUSE OR $501+ - SPOUSE’S OWN RECORD OR $300 - SPOUSE’S OWN RECORD + $200 - WORKER’S RECORD $500 - COMBINED BENEFIT

  10. What if your not retirement age? Anything else? • Disability benefits possible at any age if you have worked long enough and have any kind of medical condition that could prevent you from working

  11. If You Are a Widow or Widower: Reduced benefits at age 60 If disabled benefits, as early as age 50 You can get benefits at any age if caring for a child of worker under age 16 or disabled Divorced widows/widowers may qualify Remarriage after age 60 (50, if disabled) does not reduce benefits. If Your Child Is: 18-19 still in HS Disabled before age 22 Who Can Get Survivors Benefits?

  12. 65 & older or Receiving Social Security disability benefits at least 24 months or Permanent Kidney failure and ALS Who Can Get Medicare?

  13. When Can I Sign Up for Medicare? Medicare Enrollment Periods: • Initial - at age 65 • Special - if still working • General - January-March

  14. Kiosks at both Toledo offices Office hours change AGAIN 03/16/15 My Social Security accounts (everyone can sign up)- use for 1099 replacement in Medicare replacement online DOMA- Supreme Court Ruling Coming SOON- SSN Cards ONLINE Updates

  15. Visit Our Website or Call! 1-800-772-1213 www.socialsecurity.gov

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