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Early-retirement reduction of the spouse benefit, each of the first 36 months before full retirement age

25/36 % of spouse benefit per month (a fraction of 1%)

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-31 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

The percentage reduction is 25/36 of 1% per month for the first 36 months and 5/12 of 1% for each additional month.

key: us/social-security-benefits/early-reduction-spouse-first-36-months
value: 25/36 % of spouse benefit per month (a fraction of 1%)
period: 2026
effective: 2026-01-01 to date
source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/quickcalc/earlyretire.html
verified: 2026-10-31 — fresh (6 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)
next expected change: 2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
scope: Benefit rules read from ssa.gov in a browser (ssa.gov answers 403 to automated fetches); the taxation amounts are from IRS Publication 915 (2025), the latest edition. Keys ending -2027 hold SSA figures already published for 2027; unsuffixed keys hold the 2026 value.
hash: sha256:9de8e3fc77b11fda925a0af1183e36757a8e0047d44cbdd02d614ada34780eae
signature: EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security-benefits/early-reduction-spouse-first-36-months?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/social-security-benefits/early-reduction-spouse-first-36-months

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  "label": "Early-retirement reduction of the spouse benefit, each of the first 36 months before full retirement age",
  "value": "25/36",
  "unit": "% of spouse benefit per month (a fraction of 1%)",
  "period": "2026",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
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  "source": "https://www.ssa.gov/oact/quickcalc/earlyretire.html",
  "quote": "The percentage reduction is 25/36 of 1% per month for the first 36 months and 5/12 of 1% for each additional month.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-31",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-01-01",
  "status": "fresh",
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  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Benefit rules read from ssa.gov in a browser (ssa.gov answers 403 to automated fetches); the taxation amounts are from IRS Publication 915 (2025), the latest edition. Keys ending -2027 hold SSA figures already published for 2027; unsuffixed keys hold the 2026 value.",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/us/social-security-benefits/early-reduction-spouse-first-36-months",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-31 against https://www.ssa.gov/oact/quickcalc/earlyretire.html"
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