Q. I am a 66-year-old federal employee with 24 years of service whose office is offering buyouts to fix furlough woes we are experiencing. I am healthy and, while I would love to be able to retire, I am uncertain. We are being told if we take the buyout, we can get unemployment benefits and COBRA coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits plan. Would this be a smart move for me?
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Q. I’m a FERS employee with 19 years of civil service who is turning 56 in November. If my organization offers a buyout, would there be any type of penalty for retiring earlier than Nov. 27, 2017 (my full retirement date, without penalty)? Would I be eligible for the special retirement supplement?
Q. A FERS employee is 52 years old with 27 years of service and would like to retire immediately. 1. When can I receive my annuity? 2. What is the penalty?
Q. What is the difference between a deferred retirement and a postponed retirement for someone who meets the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority requirements for her agency?
Q. How can a previous federal employee receive deferred retirement? I have someone who has sent letters to the Office of Personnel Management, along with her last SF-50, more than once in the past two years asking for assistance and never received any replies. Is there a form to fill out and other information?
Q. I have 32 years of service in the Postal Service. I resigned in 2009 at the age of 52 with the stipulation I would collect my retirement at the age of 55. I’m under CSRS. I looked at my paperwork and it is showing retire at age 62. Can I receive my retirement when I turn 55 next month?
Q. I’m considering a deferred retirement. I have five years under FERS. Can I get unemployment since my retirement pay will not be paid until I turn 62?
Q. I am 58 years old with 29 years of service under FERS at the post office. If I delay (defer) receiving my annuity until age 60, will I be able to collect the special retirement supplement?
Q. I have worked for the Postal Service for 25 years. I will be turning 50 years old in three months. If I choose to retire at the end of the year, would I be able to collect retirement benefits then, or do I have to wait until I am 56? I am under FERS. Also, would I get health benefits?
Q. I am a FERS employee with eight years of federal service. I plan to end my employment next June with nine years of service at the age of 61½ years. I hope to apply for a deferred retirement when I turn 62 in January 2015 and want to make sure I am eligible. I also assume that the computation of my annuity is done using the high-3 pay figure x roughly 9 percent?