Here's the Average Age Retirees Claim Social Security and the Monthly Benefit They Receive | The Motley Fool

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : If you want to maximize your lifetime benefits from Social Security, you're most likely to do so by waiting until age 70 to apply.
61% : The average age at which retirees claim Social Security has climbed steadily since the start of the 21st century.
59% : Since full retirement age determines when someone becomes eligible for their standard benefit, or primary insurance amount, the country saw a significant increase in the average claiming age as workers adjusted to the change to Social Security in the 10 years from 2004 to 2014.
56% : One of the most important retirement decisions you'll ever make is when to claim Social Security.
51% : That early claiming makes sense in cases where careers may have been cut short, or a person doesn't have enough personal retirement savings to get by without claiming Social Security early.
49% : It's also the age when you become eligible for Medicare, making it easier to leave your job.
42% : But claiming Social Security at age 65 could be a mistake for many retirees, according to cold hard data and several extensive studies.

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