You can request to start your benefit before or after your normal Social Security retirement age.

• The earliest you can start your benefit is age 62. Your benefit amount will be reduced if you start it early.
• Your benefit amount will be higher if you start it at or after your normal Social Security retirement age. So if you don’t need your Social Security benefit right away, you may want to postpone starting it until a later date so that your benefit will be larger.

The date you start your Social Security benefit doesn’t have to coincide with your retirement from Rockwell Automation or when you receive your Pension Plan benefit.