Q. Is the Social Security benefit that the federal retiree receives from a spouse’s nonfederal work history reduced in any way because the retiree is receiving a federal pension?
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Q. I am a federal employee under CSRS for 40 years. When I am receiving pension, am I eligible to get half of my husband’s Social Security benefit? And if he dies before me, will I be able to collect his Social Security benefit?
Q. Can a person receiving retirement pay from a government position also receive her spouse’s survivor benefit pay upon his demise?
Q. I currently draw a 25 percent annuity from my late husband’s disability retirement from the Postal Service. I also worked for the Postal Service and am a military veteran. I bought back my military time, which gave me a total of 20 years and seven months postal time. I had to resign from my career position in 2004 to take care of my late husband because he suffered a severe stroke that required 24-hour care. I did not have the heart to put him in a nursing home. He passed away in 2006 and I have since been trying to be reinstated with…
Q. I have Federal Employees Health Benefits from a former spouse. Can I keep my FEHB after the Affordable Care Act is implemented in January?
Q. I read a recent post where a person asked if a spouse could agree to a $1-a-year survivor benefit. I wasn’t aware that a spouse of a FERS employee could agree to a survivor annuity of less than half. What are the amounts or percentages that a spouse of a FERS employee may agree to, and still be entitled to be insured under the Federal Employees Health Benefits options? In our situation, if the spouse survives the retired federal employee, he would need the annuity only for the insurance. So, what is smallest amount he is required to take…
Q. My father-in-law had worked for the Postal Service and is deceased. My mother-in-law passed away recently and was receiving some payments from the Postal Service based on his service. Who do we contact to cancel these payments?
Q. My husband was a civilian federal employee for the past 18 years. He was terminated a year ago and recently passed away. As his wife, what kind of survivor benefits am I eligible to receive aside from his Thrift Savings Plan? Am I eligible to receive survivor benefits from his annuity under FERS?
Q. I am 67 and have been retired under CSRS Offset. Husband will retire at 66 (nongovernment retirement). Will I be entitled to an increase in the Social Security amount of my retirement annuity under spouses’ benefits?
Q. I am a FERS employee due to retire with 31 years of service in 2015. Upon retirement, if I elect no survivor benefit and elect to purchase life insurance instead, will my spouse continue to receive health benefits if I die before she does?