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A. You can. Social Security will accept your application for early benefits when you're 61 years 9 months. Regardless of how old you are, the agency generally recommends that you apply three months before you would like the first payment to arrive.
By the time they get their approval letter from Social Security, most disability applicants are eligible for back payments of benefits. The number of months of back payments you'll receive will depend on when you applied for SSDI and the date the SSA decided you became disabled (called your âestablished onset date,â or EOD.)