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Reductions to Benefits. 1  You can apply for Social Security survivor benefits as early as age 60. If you file between age 60 and your survivor full retirement age, you will receive somewhere between 71 - 99% of your deceased spouseâs basic benefit amount.
The youngest age you can start taking Social Security benefits is 62, but that's considered early. So your check will be reduced based on how many months away from full retirement you are. Full retirement is the age when you qualify for unreduced Social Security benefits. If you were born after 1960, that's age 67. If you delay benefits until age 70, you may be eligible to receive a credit of up to 8 percent per year, depending on your birth year.