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The on-line Retirement Estimator produces estimates of Social Secuirty retirement benefits based on your Social Security earnings record. These estimates are provided for three different ages -- early retirement age, full retirement age, and age 70.

This website provides information and guidance on understanding your Social Security Statement -- which is a concise, easy-to-read personal record of the earnings on which you have paid Social Security taxes and a summary of the estimated benefits you and your family might receive. The website also features a sample Statement, information on how to request a Statement, and answers to frequently asked questions about the Statement.

The Social Security Retirement Planner provides detailed information about your Social Security retirement benefits under current law and points out things you might want to consider as you prepare for retirement.

This website provides a chart that lists for each birth year the full retirement age and the amount by which the benefit is reduced if taken at age 62 rather than at the full retirement age. The chart also includes examples based on an estimated monthly benefit of $1000 at full retirement age.

This website provides a wide variety of information on Social Security retirement benefits: discussion of credits needed for benefit eligibility, benefit calculators for estimating benefit levels, questions to ask before applying for benefits, and a guide on how to apply for benefits.

This website provides information about eligiblity for Social Security benefits. It includes details about the receipt of benefits while working, different kinds of earnings and how they are counted towards benefits, maximum taxable earnings, credits needed to be eligible to receive benefits, the windfall elimination provision, the government pension offset, and income tax and Social Security benefits.

This website provides information and guidance for Medicare beneficiaries about Extra Help with prescription drug plan costs. The Extra Help is estimated to be worth about $4,000 per year. To qualify for the Extra Help, a person must be receiving Medicare, have limited resources and income, and reside in one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia.

Guidance and information on purchasing funeral services.

The Publications.USA.Gov website allows users to order from the hundreds of publications in the Catalog on topics such as credit, saving for retirement, investing and more.

This site is specifically for employees of the Federal government. You can use this on-linen calculator to determine the face value, premiums and how to carry your coverage into retirement.