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Introduction
Persons Affected
Earnings Limit
Benefit Reductions
Earnings Defined
Reporting Changes
Resources
Summary & Case Studies

How Work Affects Social Security Benefits

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A happy-looking person, age early 60s, working

Sometimes, depending on their age, individuals who receive Social Security benefits and also earn money from working will have their Social Security benefits reduced because they are earning other income.

The age-dependent earnings limits that can reduce benefits apply when people younger than full retirement age earn a certain amount of money.







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