Welcome to Maybrook. Whether you expect to be here for a short time or for the rest of your life, we hope you find Maybrook to be a friendly, caring and supportive community where everyone is received warmly by. Over the past three years we have gained an even greater appreciation for our community and its spirit.
In short, the best advice for claiming Social Security is to wait. Yet 41 percent of men and 46 percent of women retire at age 62 on the smallest possible benefit check. Only 14.3 percent of men and 9.7 percent of women wait to collect their full check at age 66.
1 You must be at least 61 years and 9 months old to apply for retirement benefits. 2  If you are already age 62, you may be able to start your benefits in the month you apply.3  You should apply for benefits no more than four months before the date you want your benefits to start. If you are not getting Social Security and you are not ready to retire, you should still use our online retirement benefit application to sign up for just Medicare three months before your 65th birthday.