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  2. Federal Employees Retirement System - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) is the retirement system for employees within the United States civil service. FERS [1] became effective January 1, 1987, to replace the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to conform federal retirement plans in line with those in the private sector. [2] FERS consists of three major components:

  3. Civil Service Retirement System - Wikipedia

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    However, if the break in service is greater than 365 days, the employee is also covered under Social Security and will be deemed CSRS Offset. Overall benefits paid to CSRS or CSRS Offset employees will remain equitable based on the number of years of creditable service and CSRS formula upon retirement.

  4. Social Security: How Government Pension Could Negatively ...

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    The Government Pension Offset (GPO) affects spouses, widows and widowers with pensions from a federal, state, or local government job, says the Social Security Administration. In some instances ...

  5. Senate approves bill to bolster Social Security benefits for ...

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    The chamber approved House Resolution 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, by a 76-20 margin. All 20 no votes were among Senate Republicans. The bill was previously approved by the House by a 327 ...

  6. Social Security Government Pension Offset - Wikipedia

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    Social security benefits are reduced by two-thirds of the non-covered government pension amount. [1] Note this is not two-thirds of the Social Security benefit; for example, a $600 non-covered pension benefit would reduce Social Security spousal benefits by $400, regardless of whether the spouse was entitled to $500 or $1000 on the Social Security record of the number holder.

  7. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    Even though supporters of the Social Security Fairness Act argue it will only drain the Social Security fund six months earlier than otherwise expected, some critics believe there are better ...

  8. Wait, exactly how many people work for the federal government?

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    Those are largely offset by the hundreds of thousands of civilian employees who leave the civil service each year. ... Rising costs of social programs like Social Security and Medicare, along with ...

  9. Social Security (United States) - Wikipedia

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    There is a Social Security government pension offset [64] that will reduce or eliminate any spousal (or ex-spouse) or widow(er)'s benefits if the spouse or widow(er) is also receiving a government (federal, state, or local) pension from work that did not require paying Social Security taxes. The basic rule is that Social Security benefits will ...