Q. I am eligible for FERS retirement at age 56, with over 38 years of service. I switched from CSRS in 1988 with eight years under CSRS. Are survivor benefits, prior to age 60, an option in lieu of my own special retirement supplement?
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Q. My husband died as an active carrier with more than 30 years of service to the post office. I was told that when I reach age 60, the Social Security Administration will review my annuity, and it might change. He paid into Social Security because he was CSRS Offset. Why would I have to take Social Security, or would it be to my benefit to take Social Security at that time. I’m 57 and plan to be working past 60.
Q. My uncle passed away, leaving my aunt who just turned 98 in need of full-time care. I have been paying her bills and her caregiver. I mistakenly thought the income he received was Social Security, but found out that it was his federal pension. He received this payment of approximately $1,400 per month direct deposited into their account until May following his death. They took back the March-May payments, then stopped any further payments. It has recently been brought to my attention that my aunt should have retained a portion or all of his pension as his widow. Her…
Q. I am a CSRS retiree (I retired in 1998) and am single. 1. If I get married and want my spouse to receive federal benefits after my death, by what percentage — or by what dollar amount — would my current pension decrease because of this change in marital status? 2. Would my spouse be covered by my choice immediately, or is there a waiting period? 3. My fiancee is getting Social Security disability but will turn 65 next year. Does that monthly amount change from what she receives now on disability to what her monthly Social Security would…
Q. I will be applying for a disabled child survivor annuity. I would like to know all of the documentation required that I need to submit to the Office of Personnel Management. I know two of them are death certificates and Social Security Administration award letters.
Q. I’ve been on disability retirement for seven years. My husband lost his life insurance benefit at his company (private industry). Can I get him life insurance through the government even though I left with only my own policy?
Q. I am considering requesting a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority/Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay and being off the rolls by March 31. My service computation date is Feb. 28, 1982 (CSRS and FERS). On Feb. 28, 2014, I will have 32 years of combined service (CSRS and FERS). On April 11, 2014, I will be 58 years old. I transferred to FERS on March 30, 1994. Therefore, I will have 20 years under FERS on March 30, 2014. I previously withdrew all of my retirement funds from CSRS, and never paid them back. I understand that although I did not repay…
Q. I worked for 35 years with the Postal Service. I am 64 years old. My 40 quarters are fully paid up from work prior to the USPS job and being a military reservist and active duty. I understand the reduction that the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset takes. After my federal retirement, however, I have continued working. I have not applied for Social Security yet. I still work, landing a job at a military base as a New York state employee. So I have now been making “substantial” payments into Social Security ($100 per pay period). I…
Q. 1. I retired from Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration with nearly 33 years of service. Upon federal law enforcement mandatory retirement at age 57, I elected to have my wife receive 55 percent benefit if I precede her in death. Thus, my annuity is reduced. If my wife precedes me in death, is there an adjustment upwards of my annuity? How do I go about getting this changed? We have been married since 1979. 2. I started collecting Social Security benefits at age 63. Based on 42 quarters and the amount I paid into Social Security, my benefit is…
Q. I worked in CSRS from 1972 to 1988 and returned in May 1990 as a CSRS Offset. I was a reservist on active duty from March 1991 to March 1992 during Desert Storm. I also have been drawing Social Security since May 2006. My husband passed away in September 2008, and I am receiving the survivor benefit. I want to retire this year, and I have no idea what I will receive. I think my total Social Security is about 27 or 28 years for paying.