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BumRushDaShow

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42. My mother was a widow who got it for herself and us

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:53 AM

Nov 2020

when my dad (who was a federal worker who had paid into it before his federal career) died on the job, almost 50 years ago. My mom had enough quarters to get it under her own work history but my dad's amount was higher so she had been advised to get that (like in your case - this is where we see that damn gender pay gap) - along with his survivor's annuity. As kids, we had been eligible to get it and did so up to age 21 as college students, but eventually during the mid-'80s, Raygun forced that benefit to be cut off for any (survivor) children at age 16.

As a federal retiree myself who is in CSRS-Offset, I'll be applying for it in a couple years, which will supplement my annuity.

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