After the first year and until age 62 if the disability continues the annuity amount will depend on whether the employee is eligible for a social security disability benefit.
Calculations fers disability retirement and social security.
Fers disability benefits are computed in different ways depending on the annuitant s age and amount of service at retirement.
While you are receiving an annuity computed using the 40 computation your monthly annuity will be reduced by 60 of any social security disability benefit to which you are entitled.
Then a 60 offset during all subsequent years until recalculation at age.
This reduction only applies for months in which you are concurrently entitled to both fers and social security benefits emphasis added.
Sf 3107 application for immediate retirement and.
If the application for social security disability benefits is withdrawn for any reason opm will dismiss the fers disability retirement application upon notification by the social security administration.
Benefit estimates depend on your date of birth and on your earnings history.
Also a special retirement supplement will be paid until age 62 that approximates the social security benefit earned in federal service.
Instead it will estimate your earnings based on information you provide.
After reaching the mra the supplement will be reduced or stopped if the retiree has earnings from wages or self employment that exceed the annual exempt amount under the social security earnings test.
You must complete the following forms.
Applying for fers disability retirement.
The fers annuity will be reduced by 60 percent of the initial social security benefit.
This fers disability is the standard retirement even without a disability and does not change.
For security the quick calculator does not access your earnings record.
How is our individual fers special retirement supplement rate calculated.
In addition fers disability retirement benefits are recomputed after the first twelve months and again at age 62 if the annuitant is under age 62 at the time of disability retirement.
So benefit estimates made by the quick calculator are rough.
In addition fers disability retirement benefits are recomputed after the first twelve months and again at age 62 if the annuitant is under age 62 at the time of disability retirement.
Use this same formula if you are under 62 but qualify for immediate voluntary retirement.
Take the estimate of your social security benefit at age 62 provided by the social security administration multiply it by your years of actual fers service and divide by 40.
Fers disability benefits are computed in different ways depending on the annuitant s age and amount of service at retirement.