Key Highlights
- Even if you take those steps, Social Security's maximum monthly benefit may not be attainable for you.
- The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Many older Americans rely on the income they get from Social Security each month to stay afloat financially.
- And if you're retiring without much savings, it's probably important that you try to get as much Social Security as possible.
- Social Security has a maximum monthly benefit it pays to retirees that changes each year.
- This year, the largest possible monthly check retirees can get is $5,251.
