Lawmakers put kibosh on Social Security benefit-boosting strategies Posted on October 30, 2015 by Keri Skasick The new limits to restricted application will not apply to anyone who is already age 62 or older in 2015, and the new crackdown will kick in six months from now (thanks to a recent amendment to the original the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015)…. Source: Lawmakers put kibosh on Social Security benefit-boosting strategies