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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 earliest age you can collect a Social Security widow/widower benefit is age 60. (If you are caring for a child of the deceased's who is under the age of 16, additional benefits may be available even if you have not reached age 60.)