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Reductions to Benefits. 1  You can apply for Social Security survivor benefits as early as age 60. If you file between age 60 and your survivor full retirement age, you will receive somewhere between 71 - 99% of your deceased spouseâs basic benefit amount.
The maximum retirement benefit for someone who waits until age 70 to collect benefits is $3,350 a month in 2013. Most people claim Social Security before they reach the age for full benefits. Of people who started getting retired worker benefits in 2011, three out of four (74 percent) received benefits that are reduced for early retirement.