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Rebl2

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17. My husband

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #16)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 11:31 AM

Mar 31

was born in 1952 and he worked 3 extra months after his 65th birthday and now that I think about it, I am not sure, he may have needed to work a couple more months to get his full benefit. He still gets a good amount though. I don’t get much because I was on disability for many years.

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