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Supplemental Annuities - Slide 22

Supplemental Annuities
Text Version:

Supplemental Annuities

  • Supplemental annuity payable if:
    • 25 years of railroad service, and
    • Railroad service began before 10-1-81, and
    • Current connection

Notes:

  • Supplemental annuity payable at:
    • Age 60 if 30 years’ service; otherwise age 65.
  • Maximum monthly supplemental annuity is $43.
  • If employee also receives private pension paid for entirely or in part by a railroad, supplemental annuity subject to reduction.
  • Private pensions paid by railway labor organizations will not cause a reduction in supplemental annuities.
  • A distribution from a 401(k) plan which is attributable to the employer's contributions to the plan may reduce the supplemental annuity.
  • A different additional benefit, the vested dual benefit, may be payable if
    • The employee was insured for social security benefits as of
      12-31-74, and
    • The employee had 10 years of railroad service before 1975.

 


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