By combing through newly digitized census data from the 19th century, J. David Hacker, a demographic historian from Binghamton University in New York, has recalculated the death toll and increased it by more than 20 percent â to 750,000. The new figure is already winning acceptance from scholars.
one such scenario applies to the payment of disability benefits or social security disability insurance ssdi while the general 40 credit rule holds for those 62 or older if you become disabled at a younger age you may qualify for disability benefits with fewer credits
Delayed retirement credits increase your Social Security payment by a fixed percentage for every month you delay claiming beyond your full retirement age. In 2017, the full retirement age is 66 years and 2 months, so if you were born in 1955, and you wait until age 70 to claim your benefits, then your monthly check will be 130-2/3% of the amount you would've gotten at full retirement age.