More Georgians will become eligible for Social Security benefits in 2025. But the Social Security full retirement age is increasing. Here's more.

If you have the ability to wait beyond your FRA to claim, you'll receive a higher benefit amount. Each year that you delay past your FRA, you'll earn an extra 8% until age 70, at which point you'll max out your benefit.

If you were planning to retire next year, double check your math because a law passed in the ’80s is annually raising the age when Americans can collect their full Social Security benefits. And next year is no exception.

The minimum eligibility age for Social Security differs from the program's full retirement age, which is increasing in 2025.

If you've got Social Security on your mind, you need to know your "full retirement age" as your age in relation to that affects your benefit level.

Among the other Social Security changes coming in 2025 are a smaller cost-of-living adjustment at 2.5%, down from 3.4%; an increase in maximum taxable earnings from $168,000 to $176,100; and appointment-based services at Social Security offices nationwide.

Social security will change at the start of the new year. Come January 2025, the retirement age will increase. In 2023, France saw a similar change to its residents’ retirement eligibility, with the age switching from 62 to 64. So, what’s the new age to retire in the U.S.? Find out all the changes that are coming to social security benefits, below.

The age at which full retirement benefits can be received rises next year, as experts warn those preparing to retire not to be caught out.