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Originally Posted by barbara
I've never heard of a couple getting 150%. Although, the rest of your post is accurate.
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One spouse or both will likely trigger a reduction by starting getting payments below 'full retirement age." But yes, the basic idea is Spouse A gets 100%, Spouse B gets 50%, or their own, whichever is greater.
for a bunch more detail, see
http://moneyover55.about.com/od/soci...usebenefit.htm