Social Security retirement benefits can be earned while working. Therefore, it is possible to complete both activities simultaneously, but there are some things to keep in mind. If you have not yet reached the Full Retirement Age (FRA), this is particularly true. Your benefits might be reduced if your income exceeds the annual threshold set by the SSA.
To avoid having your monthly aid payments reduced, don’t go over the annual earnings cap. Regardless of the amount received, retirees who start receiving benefits the month they reach normal retirement age will not see a reduction in their payouts.
What are the earnings limits Social Security has set?
Note the following limitations set by the Social Security Administration for 2024:
- retirees under Full Retirement Age for the whole year: SSA deducts 1 dollar from your retirement benefit payment for every 2 dollars you get over the yearly limit.
- this yearly limit is $22,320 in 2024
- retirees that reach Full Retirement Age in 2024, SSA deducts 1 dollar in retirement benefits for every 3 dollars you get over a higher limit. Of course, SSA will only count earnings before your Full Retirement Age birthday.
- this yearly limit is $59,520
What if I start working when I reach Social Security s FRA?
There are no restrictions for retirees who begin working at Full Retirement Age. They will therefore have no wage restrictions or decreases and be eligible to receive monthly assistance payments.
The Full Retirement Age is no longer 65, despite what some Americans still think. Therefore, you ought to utilize the Retirement Age Calculator provided by the Social Security Administration. To learn more, visit https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/planner/ageincrease.html.
Use the Retirement Earnings Test Calculator to see how much your monthly benefit payment will be reduced. The average age is 67 for people born in 1960 or after.
Check it out: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/RTeffect.html
http://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/article/KA-01921 is the source.
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