📋 Are You Eligible for Social Security Benefits? (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE:

Have You Earned Your Eligibility for Retirement Benefits?

Work, taxes and age all factor into whether you qualify.

2.5-minute read.

By Andy Markowitz, AARP. Reviewed by Jammie Lyell.

Published April 16, 2025.

Key takeaways.

(1) To be eligible, you must have worked and paid Social Security taxes.

(2) If you worked for yourself, you paid employer and employee portions.

(3) To retire on your work history, you need to work, pay taxes for 10 years.

(4) You need to be at least 62, but at that age, benefits are reduced.

(5) Your personal report is online in your My Social Security account.

USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.aarp.org/social-security/retirement/eligibility/