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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.
There is a financial bonus for delayed retirement. An individual reaching the full-benefit age in 2017 (66 years and 2 months old) receives a monthly benefit that is 8 percent higher for each year he or she delays collecting benefits. When the full benefit age reaches 67, benefits claimed at age 70 will be 24 percent higher because of that delay. The maximum retirement benefit in 2017 for someone who waits until age 70 to collect benefits is $3,538 a month. For more information, see: Social Security Benefits, Finances, and Policy Options: A Primer