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Social Security quiz: retirement ages, benefits, and numbers
Social Security payments go out to over 62 million beneficiaries every month. It’s also the single greatest expenditure of the federal government at over $950 million per year. But how well do people understand the basics of this important program? For example, at what age can you claim retirement benefits? What is the significance of the first three digits of your Social Security number? Test your knowledge of these and other Social Security facts in this nine question quiz compiled by BenefitsPro and sourced from the Social Security Administration and Social Security & Medicare Facts (2018). Take quiz here.
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