5 Key Question’s Baby Boomers Must Ask Before They Retire: Q3: When should I claim Social Security?

3) When should I claim Social Security? Postponing

claiming Social Security benefits from age 62 until age

70 increases the size of the benefit by about 75%.

Delaying impacts not only the benefit at the time of

claiming, but also the survivor benefit for married

couples. The Society of Actuaries says nearly half of

widows have no other income than Social Security.