Surprising Social Security survivor benefit rules
Full retirement age may differ for survivor benefits
Depending on your birth year, the full retirement age for your survivor benefits may be differ from the full retirement age for retirement benefit by two months. For example, if you were born in 1956, your full retirement age for retirement benefits is 66 and 2 months but it is 66 for survivor benefits. See www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/survivorchartred.html for details.