at what age you get full social security benefits
See also: Choosing when to take Social Security benefits. To get your full Social Security benefit, you have to claim at your full retirement age. That's 66 for people born between 1943 and 1954 (after that, it gradually creeps up to 67). You can claim as early as 62, but your benefit will be sliced by 25 percent. By contrast, you get a big bonus for retiring late.