If you were born in 1957 your full retirement age is 66 and 6 months. You can start your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62, but the benefit amount you receive will be less than your full retirement benefit amount.

Can I collect Social Security benefits at 58?

You can start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62. However, you are entitled to full benefits when you reach your full retirement age. If you delay taking your benefits from your full retirement age up to age 70, your benefit amount will increase.

What is the full retirement age for someone born in 1957?

66 and 6 months
If you were born in 1957 your full retirement age is 66 and 6 months. If you start receiving benefits at age 66 and 6 months you get 100 percent of your monthly benefit.

Can You claim your mother as a dependent on social security?

If Social Security is your mother’s only income source, her benefits are not taxable so she meets the gross income test. The support test requires you to provide more than half of your mother’s support for the year to claim her as your dependent.

Can You claim your disabled mother on your taxes?

My disabled mother lives with me, she receives social security disability, can I claim her on my taxes, do I need to turn in her disability? If she meets all of the requirements to be a dependent, then you can claim her. Her SS benefit is her income, not yours and you do not show it on your tax return.

Can you get your mother’s Social Security benefits if you are under 16?

You can expect to receive 75 percent of your mother’s benefit amount if you qualify for benefits under the Social Security Act. If your mother qualified for Social Security benefits and you are under age 16, the Social Security Administration will pay your father benefits from your mother’s record if he provides for your care.

What was the Social Security death benefit for my mother?

Lump-Sum Death Benefit. If your mother worked long enough to qualify for Social Security benefits, a death benefit of $255 is available to one specified family member as of 2011. If your father is still alive, he will receive the benefit if he was living with your mother, or if he was not living with her, was receiving benefits on her record.