Social Security Q&A: After 67, work on
Published: October 26, 2008
Q: I am 67 and still working. Do I have to report my earnings to Social Security? Will my benefits be reduced?
A: No and no. If you have reached your full retirement age, you do not lose benefits when you work. If you were receiving benefits before reaching full retirement age, at age 62 for example, your benefit payments would be reduced based on your earnings.Advertisement
Benefits adjust with price index
Q: Once I retire, will my benefit amount be the same for the rest of my life?
A: Once you start receiving benefits, each year you will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) based on the rise in the consumer price index. And there is another way that your benefit might increase. If you work, you continue to pay Social Security taxes even though you are receiving benefits.
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