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The Social Security Administration has much useful information at its free website: www.ssa.gov . You can check the information out to see if you qualify for any of the various benefits available through Social Security. There is a free online calculator to find if you may be eligible.

If the online information is confusing to you, you can make an appointment and get free help from a live person at your local SSA office.

There are many types of Social Security benefits. If you are talking about a retirement or a spouse's benefit, the minimum age is 62. The benefits are reduced if you take them prior to your full retirement age, which depends on your year of birth. For example, someone born in 1952, could first get benefits in 2014, but that would be at approximately 75% of the full rate, which is at 66 years old. But remember, though reduced, you still get four more years of the checks than the person who waited. Please note that other benefits have different minimum age requirements (such as drawing a widow's benefit which could start at 60) or no age requirement, for example disability from your own work record. Incidentally, Social Security is a federal program and the age requirements are uniform in every state, so it does not matter where you live when you file for benefits.