Social Security Report

Q & A

If I get Social Security disability benefits and I reach full retirement age, will I then receive retirement benefits?

Answer: Social Security disability benefits automatically change to retirement benefits when disability beneficiaries reach full retirement age. In most cases, the payment amount does not change. The law does not allow a person to receive both retirement and disability benefits simultaneously on one earnings record. To learn more about Social Security, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov.

Source: Joanne Crane, district manager of the Social Security office in Neptune, NJ

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