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At age 62, your benefit amount is about 25 percent lower than your full benefit at age 66. If you delay receiving your Social Security until age 70, the monthly amount is 32 percent more than you would get at full retirement age. From 62 to 70, that comes to a monthly increase of $570 or $6,840 a year.
Age 62 is the minimum age at which anyone can draw Social Security retirement, though we sometimes confuse it with 59-and-a-half, which is the minimum age you may tap into many IRAs and retirement accounts without penalty. Age 65, 66 or 67, depending on your birth date, is the age at which you can claim full retirement benefit amounts.