2007-03-30 19:13:53 · 7 answers · asked by RSH 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
It depends on your circumstances and her age.
I am retired (early) account disability, once I reach normal retirement age, which for me is 60 (this is dependent on when you hired out) and she reaches 62, then yes, she will be eligible for benefits as well.
It is a complicated formula, actually, and I don't pretend to understand it. I am assuming are or may be retiring from a craft with union representation, and going through them you'll get the straight dope.
You can get publications from your nearest Railroad Retirement Board, but you'll need a Philadelphia lawyer to figure it out.....................
The good news is RRT pays a LOT more than SSA and will probably be solvent longer than SSA, even with the overall decline in revenues generated by RRT with-holdings from fewer employees.
2007-03-30 19:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your wife should receive about half of what you get, basically for putting up with you being gone all the time and it's a way of the railroad saying "thanks for putting up with us for all those years, heres some money for all of the trouble."
2007-03-31 10:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should draw a little less than half what you draw when she reaches retirement age... which is 60 for both, if the employee has 30 years of service... its a little complicated...their website may help you...
http://www.rrb.gov/
2007-03-31 10:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by Dirtydog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did she work for the railroad as well? If not then she won't start getting her money until you are dead.
2007-03-31 02:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by calired67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she does at the age of 60
2007-04-01 15:42:10 · answer #5 · answered by christie m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she? Ask her.
2007-03-31 02:16:52 · answer #6 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ,not until you die.just like any plan.
2007-03-31 10:30:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋