A retroactive lump sum covers up to six months of unclaimed benefits past full retirement age

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The benefit estimate on your statement assumes you keep earning at your recent rate until you claim A spouse can claim up to half of the worker's benefit but only from their own full retirement age A denial is appealed first through reconsideration and then before an administrative law judge The Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset were repealed in 2025 Dependent children of a retired worker can draw a benefit until they finish high school Up to 85 percent of a Social Security benefit can be taxable depending on other income A divorced spouse can claim on an ex's record after a ten-year marriage without the ex being involved The earnings test withholds part of the benefit above an annual limit and then recalculates at full retirement age A widow or widower steps up to the full amount the deceased worker was receiving The Social Security earnings test withholds benefits above a threshold and gives them back later