A measure of the availability of a benefit. The National Compensation Survey (NCS) presents data on the percent of workers with access to, and who participate in, employee benefits.
How to Collect Social Security. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) allows eligible individuals to collect Social Security retirement benefits at any point between 62 and 70 years of age. There are pros and cons to early or late collection, but the process remains the same.
You can start Social Security retirement as young as age 62 or wait to a later age. Full retirement age (FRA), sometimes called normal retirement age, is the Social Security Administration term for how old a person must be to receive retirement without age-based reductions. Benefits started prior to FRA are referred to as âearlyâ while those started past FRA are âlateâ.