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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.
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.