{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.311","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.311","heading":"When does my entitlement to old-age benefits begin and end?","body":"(a) We will find you entitled to old-age benefits beginning with:\n(1) If you have attained full retirement age (as defined in § 404.409), the first month covered by your application in which you meet all requirements for entitlement; or\n(2) If you have attained age 62, but have not attained full retirement age (as defined in § 404.409), the first month covered by your application throughout which you meet all requirements for entitlement.\n(b) We will find your entitlement to old-age benefits ends with the month before the month you die.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart D—Old-Age, Disability, Dependents' and Survivors' Insurance Benefits; Period of Disability"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"e21d0da10881723d57d38975e2921592c65ae5e9533fa13d1f2dd05cc32b358a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.310","next":"us/20-cfr-404.312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}