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Retirement Benefits - Slide 12

Retirement Benefits
Text Version:

Retirement Benefits

  • Retirement annuity
    • Age
    • Total disability
    • Occupational disability
  • Supplemental annuity
  • Spouse annuity

Notes:

  • Railroad retirement benefit is called an annuity. These are monthly payments.
  • Annuities are payable on the first of the month for the previous month.
  • An annuitant must be alive the entire month in order for an annuity to be payable for that month. Benefits are not prorated.

 


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Date posted: 08/20/2008
Date updated: 08/15/2008