Glossary of Social Security Disability Law Terms
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Early Retirement
You can start getting Social Security retirement benefits as early as age
62, but your benefit amount will be less than you would have gotten at full
retirement age. If you take retirement benefits early, your benefit will be
permanently reduced, based on the number of months you received checks before
you reached full retirement age.
Early Retirement Age
Age 62
Earnings Record
A chronological history of the amount you earn each year during your working
lifetime. The credits you earned remain on your Social Security record even when
you change jobs or have no earnings.
