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Age To Receive Full Social Security Benefits
   
 Year of Birth   Full Retirement Age 
 1937 or earlier  65
 1938  65 and 2 months
 1939  65 and 4 months
 1940  65 and 6 months
 1941  65 and 8 months
 1942  65 and 10 months
 1943--1954  66
 1955  66 and 2 months
 1956  66 and 4 months
 1957  66 and 6 months
 1958  66 and 8 months
 1959  66 and 10 months
 1960 and later  67
Note: Persons born on January 1 of any year should refer to the full retirement age for the previous year.
 
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Last reviewed or modified Wednesday Apr 01, 2009
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