Retirement Rules For Social Security In Sacramento
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Seeing as your application could take six weeks or more to process, it's in your best interest to file for your benefits the full four months before you're eligible to receive them. The question of when to apply for Social Security benefits runs much deeper than following a simple timeline, however.
Once you have decided when you want to start receiving your monthly Social Security benefit, you can apply up to four months before the date you want your benefits to start.
Step 1: Field office checks to see if the customer meets basic non-medical requirements. Step 2: State Disability Determination Services (DDS) checks to see if the customer's medical condition meets the disability requirements. Step 3: Field office approves or denies the claim and issues the decision letter.
Step 3: A medical screen to allow applicants who are the most severely disabled. Medical evidence on an applicant's impairment is assessed under step 3 using codified clinical criteria called the Listing of Impairments, which includes over 100 impairments.
The easiest and most convenient way to apply for retirement benefits is by using our online application. You will need to create or log in to your personal my Social Security account.
The retirement benefits application process follows these general steps, whether you apply online, by phone, or in person: Gather the information and documents you need to apply. Complete and submit your application. We review your application and contact you if we need more information.
Officially, you'll start the retirement process with your employer, letting them know when you plan to stop working. Depending on your employer and your tenure, you may need to write an official letter of resignation, document your contacts, processes, and files, and maybe even train a replacement.
The number of credits you need to receive retirement benefits depends on when you were born. If you were born in 1929 or later, you need 40 credits (10 years of work). If you stop working before you have enough credits to be eligible for benefits, the credits will remain on your Social Security record.
Some government and railroad employees are not eligible for Social Security. American expatriates retiring in certain countries—and some retired immigrants to the U.S.—can't collect Social Security benefits. Divorced spouses married for fewer than 10 years cannot claim benefits based on the earnings of their ex-spouse.
