Retirement Security Initiative
To help improve the retirement security of Americans, the Office of Retirement Policy produces, plans, and coordinates a body of research products that will help inform the public about retirement planning, including when to begin receiving Social Security benefits.
Our products focus on different retirement topics, based on the age and circumstances of the target audience. Below is some of the information the Social Security Administration has created to help workers plan for retirement.
Retirement Security Information for Workers
- When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits | PDF | Español
SSA Publication No. 05-10147, July 2008
Social Security is also working with a broad range of government agencies to inform the public about retirement planning options and develop ways to encourage all Americans to save. To learn more, visit www.mymoney.gov.
Financial Literacy Research Consortium
We also coordinate SSA's Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC), which consists of three non-partisan, multidisciplinary research centers at Boston College, the RAND Corporation, and the University of Wisconsin. The FLRC, supported through two-year cooperative agreements, develops innovative materials and programs to help Americans plan for a secure retirement.
The centers focus on developing web and print information products to:
- improve understanding of Social Security's programs,
- help low and moderate income populations successfully plan and save for retirement and other life events, and
- help foster retirement and other saving strategies at all stages of the life cycle.
For current FLRC projects, visit the centers' websites:
In November 2010, the FLRC held its first annual conference.
