Title | Strange But True: Claim and Suspend Social Security |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Munnell, AH, Golub-Sass, A, Karamcheva, NS |
Series Title | Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Briefs |
Document Number | IB#9-11 |
Institution | Center for Retirement Research at Boston College |
City | Boston |
Keywords | Retirement Planning and Satisfaction, Social Security |
Abstract | The brief’s key findings are: Re-entrants age 66 and over can put their Social Security benefits “on hold” in exchange for higher benefits later. This “claim and suspend” strategy also offers greater flexibility to one-earner couples, allowing the higher earner to delay benefits while his spouse claims. The potential costs to Social Security are modest. |
URL | https://crr.bc.edu/briefs/strange-but-true-claim-and-suspend-social-security/ |
Endnote Keywords | social Security/retirement planning |
Endnote ID | 26050 |
Citation Key | 5774 |