how much can you make when you draw social security
Benefits and Work. If you start benefits between the month you turn 62 and the month you reach full retirement age, the Social Security Administration will deduct one dollar from your annual benefit amount for every two dollars you make above an annual limit. As of 2013, this limit is $15,120 or $1,260 per month. To figure how much you can work and still get benefits, double your annual benefit amount and add the $15,120 limit. Suppose your annual benefit is $15,000. You can make at most $30,000 plus $15,120 or $45,120. At this point your benefit amount reaches zero.