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Q&A: Dual Benefit Payments

Q&A: Dual Benefit Payments
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Reporting Events and Activities That Can Affect Payment of Railroad Retirement Annuities

Q&A: Reporting Events and Activities That Can Affect Payment of Railroad Retirement Annuities
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Working After Receiving An Annuity

Q&A: Working After Receiving An Annuity
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Retirees, and those planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws and rules governing benefit payments to annuitants who work after retirement, whether they have retired based on age and service or on disability.

The following questions and answers describe these railroad retirement work restrictions and earnings limitations on post-retirement employment, as well as how these rules can affect retirees engaging in self-employment.

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Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuities

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuities
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement Benefits

Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement Benefits
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Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how accepting a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts. The following questions and answers provide information on this subject.

1. Would leaving railroad work and accepting a buyout mean that an employee forfeits any future entitlement to an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA)?

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Q&A: The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits

Q&A: The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits
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A current connection with the railroad industry is one of the eligibility requirements under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) for both the occupational disability and supplemental annuities payable by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). (A railroad employee does not need a current connection to be eligible for any other type of railroad retirement benefit or for purposes of Medicare coverage.) A current connection is also a factor in determining whether the RRB or the Social Security Administration will pay monthly survivor benefits, which are generally larger when paid by the RRB.

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Q&A: Private Railroad Pensions May Reduce RRB Supplemental Annuities

Q&A: Private Railroad Pensions May Reduce RRB Supplemental Annuities
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Railroad retirement annuitants are reminded that receipt of a private railroad pension may reduce the amount of a supplemental annuity payable by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The following questions and answers provide information on this subject and how 401(k) plans are affected by the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA).

1. What are the eligibility requirements for a supplemental annuity?

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Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse and Widow(er)s' Annuities and Public Service Pensions

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse and Widow(er)s' Annuities and Public Service Pensions
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January 8, 2025
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Q&A: Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity

Q&A: Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity
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Railroad employees considering retirement should familiarize themselves with the Railroad Retirement Board’s (RRB) annuity application process. Being prepared can prevent needless delays and ensure that railroad retirement annuity payments begin as soon as possible after retirement.

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Q&A: Railroad Retirement Annuities and Pensions from Work Not Covered by Railroad Retirement or Social Security

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Annuities and Pensions from Work Not Covered by Railroad Retirement or Social Security
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January 8, 2025
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