|
Railroad Retirement Act
January 2012 Cost-of-Living Increase
|
Tier I Benefit |
3.6% |
|
Tier II Benefit |
1.2% |
2012 Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings
|
Tier I
Earnings Limit |
$110,100 |
|
Tier
II Earnings Limit |
$81,900 |
|
HI Earnings Limit |
No Limit |
2012 Bend Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$767 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$4,624 |
2012 Bend Points for Family Maximum Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$980 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$1,415 |
|
3rd Bend Point |
$1,845 |
2012 Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts
Less than full retirement age in calendar year
|
Monthly |
$1,220 |
|
Annual |
$14,640 |
Full retirement age attained in calendar year, for months prior to such attainment
|
Monthly |
$3,240 |
|
Annual |
$38,880 |
2012 Monthly Amounts For
Substantial Gainful Activity
|
Blind Beneficiaries |
$1,690 |
|
Non-Blind Disabled
Beneficiaries |
$1,010 |
|
2012 Monthly Earnings Threshold for
Trial Work Period |
$720 |
|
2012 Monthly Disability
Earnings Limit |
$790 |
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
|
2012 Monthly Compensation Base |
$1,365.00 |
2012 Base Year Minimum Qualifying Compensation, and
Other Items Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly Compensation Base |
$3,412.50 |
2012 Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation
Considered For Maximum Benefit Calculation |
$1,763.00 |
Maximum Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning
|
July 2012 |
$66 |
|
July 2013 |
$68 |
Medicare
|
2012
Part A Deductible
|
$1,156.00 |
|
2012
Part
B Monthly Standard Premium |
$99.90 |
|
2012
Part
B Annual Deductible
|
$140.00 |
|
