QA

• What is the Government Pension Offset?Jul 25, 2017

  If you worked in a job in which you did not pay Social Security taxes (such as the Civil Service Retirement System, although not CSRS Offset or FERS), some or all of a Social Security spousal or survivor benefit for which you may be qualified may be offset under the Government Pension Offset, sometimes called the Public Pension Offset. View More

• What is the Earnings Test?Jul 25, 2017

  It is a benefits reduction that can apply to those receiving Social Security retirement or survivors benefits and still earning income. View More

• What is the Windfall Elimination Provision?Jul 25, 2017

  If you receive an annuity from a job where you didn’t pay Social Security taxes, such as from the Civil Service Retirement System, and you also have enough Social Security credits to be eligible for Social Security retirement or disability benefits, a modified formula may be used to figure your benefit amount. View More

• Is a Social Security benefit calculated in the same way as a FERS or CSRS benefit?Jul 25, 2017

• What types of benefits does Social Security pay?Jul 25, 2017

• What is the Social Security definition of disability?Jul 25, 2017

• Which federal employees are covered by Social Security?Jul 25, 2017