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.
If you start collecting Social Security benefits before your full retirement age, your benefits will be reduced depending on how early you claim them. If your full retirement age is 65 and you start receiving Social Security benefits at age 62, your monthly benefit will be decreased by 20 percent, according to the SSA. If your full retirement age is 67 and you start collecting Social Security at 62, your monthly benefit will be reduced by approximately 30 percent.