Strange but true

Munnell, Alicia Haydock, Alex Golub-Sass, and Nadia S. Karamcheva. “Strange but true”. Issue in Brief 9-11, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, May 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104269.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) During the current economic crisis, many older workers are postponing retirement and some retirees are re-entering the labor force. (2) Re-entrants age 66 and over can put their Social Security benefits "on hold" in exchange for higher benefits later. (3) This "claim and suspend" strategy also offers greater flexibility to one-earner couples, allowing the higher earner to delay benefits while his spouse claims. (4) The potential costs to Social Security are modest.

Title
Strange but true: Claim and suspend Social Security
Author
Munnell, Alicia Haydock
Golub-Sass, Alex
Karamcheva, Nadia S.
School
Carroll School of Management
Discipline
Finance
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
May 2009
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
9-11
Version Identification
Version of record.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104269
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Social Security

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