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Social Security & Medicare

Skittles

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4. an example - if you took the money in April this year

Reply to CoopersDad (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2025, 04:51 AM

Feb 18

for your 68th birthday - you'd get the amount you would have received in January for the year, then the extras the NEXT January - that's the way I understand it.....the same for your 69th birthday........but all of it for your 70th birthday

Jeez, what is with that "255 dollar death benefit" - I SWEAR it was that same amount when I was in the military fifty years ago

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I turn 68 in March, what time of year do higher benefits kick in? [View all] CoopersDad Feb 17 OP

January SheltieLover Feb 17 #1

It increases incrementally by month JT45242 Feb 17 #2

Good explanation. Just to add: the incremental increase stops when you turn 70. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 17 #3

Thanks, I think you've answered my question... CoopersDad Feb 18 #6

The other consideration is how it affects surviving spouse JT45242 Feb 18 #7

Thanks, wife is a retired teacher with CalPers retirement, will receive 50% of my SS CoopersDad Feb 18 #8

Awesome good luck -- I remember doing this when I was a union rep and could not get people to understand this JT45242 Feb 18 #9

an example - if you took the money in April this year Skittles Feb 18 #4

Thanks, Skittles! CoopersDad Feb 18 #5

Yep $255 has been the amount for as long as I can remember too. C0RI0LANUS Feb 21 #10

Hi Skittles. What was your MOS? C0RI0LANUS Feb 21 #11

well you know the options were limited for gals back then Skittles Feb 21 #12

I knew one of the last WACs in the 1980s. You typed up a lot of DD214s I imagine. C0RI0LANUS Feb 21 #13

yup Skittles Feb 21 #14