This page contains articles, news releases, and other information regarding RRB Benefits and other RRB-related news items.
| Issues with RRB Chicago office fax capacity |
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Several members have informed us that the fax number RRB has provided for submitting their RUIA Sickness Benefit claims has been unresponsive.
Following up with RRB, we have learned that they have been doing some work to increase the capacity of that fax line, to accommodate the much higher volume of claims being submitted at this time.
Download:
 12-10-20 RRB Sickness Claim update.pdf
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| RRB Field Office Locator |
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Go to this link to find your nearest RRB Field Office. You can input your ZIP code to identify the Field Office nearest you and look up that office's contact information (fax, email, etc.).
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| RRB Benefits Increase in 2021 |
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Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will increase in January 2021 due to a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2019 to the corresponding period of the current year.
Cost-of-living increases are calculated in both the tier I and tier II benefits included in a railroad retirement annuity.
Download:
10-28-2020 RRB Benefits Increase in 2021.pdf
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| RRB Earnings Limits for 2021 |
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Railroad retirement annuitants subject to earnings restrictions can earn more in 2021 without having their benefits reduced as a result of increases in earnings limits indexed to average national wage increases.
Like social security benefits, some railroad retirement benefit payments are subject to deductions if an annuitant’s earnings exceed certain exempt amounts.
Download:
10-28-20 RRB Retiree Earnings Limit Increase in 2021.pdf
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| RRB Pre-Retirement Seminars Online |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRB was unable to hold many of its scheduled Pre-Retirement seminars in 2020. These seminars, intended for railroad employees who expect to retire within the next 5 years, are full of information on benefits and responsibilities for members upon retirement.
These presentations are available at:
https://rrb.
Download:
RRB Pre-retirement videos.pdf
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Page Last Updated: Jan 21, 2021 (09:19:34)
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