3 Steps to Clinching the Maximum $3,895 Social Security Benefit

In 2021, the average Social Security benefit will be $1,543 per month. If you're thinking that isn't much, you're right. Social Security benefits are only meant to replace a small portion of pre-retirement income and aren't enough to live on.

Some retirees, thought, will get much more than the average benefit. In fact, the largest check you could receive in 2021 is $3,895. That's more than double what the typical retirees will get deposited into their bank accounts by the Social Security Administration (SSA). 

Scoring the maximum benefit isn't something everyone can do. If you want to achieve this feat, there are three requirements you'd have to fulfill. Three Motley Fool contributors, and Social Security experts, explain what each step would entail to score the $3,895 maximum benefit.

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