|
Railroad Retirement Act
January 2008 Cost-of-Living Increase
|
Tier I Benefit |
2.3% |
|
Tier II Benefit |
0.7% |
2008 Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings
|
Tier I
Earnings Limit |
$102,000 |
|
Tier
II Earnings Limit |
$75,900 |
|
HI Earnings Limit |
No Limit |
2008 Bend Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$711 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$4,288 |
2008 Bend Points for Family Maximum Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$909 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$1,312 |
|
3rd Bend Point |
$1,711 |
2008 Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts
Less than full retirement age in calendar year
|
Monthly |
$1,130 |
|
Annual |
$13,560 |
Full retirement age attained in calendar year, for months prior to such attainment
|
Monthly |
$3,010 |
|
Annual |
$36,120 |
2008 Monthly Amounts For
Substantial Gainful Activity
|
Blind Beneficiaries |
$1,570 |
|
Non-Blind Disabled
Beneficiaries |
$940 |
|
2008 Monthly Earnings Threshold for
Trial Work Period |
$670 |
|
2008 Monthly Disability
Earnings Limit |
$730 |
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
|
2008 Monthly Compensation Base |
$1,280.00 |
2008 Base Year Minimum Qualifying Compensation, and
Other Items Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly Compensation Base |
$3,200.00 |
2008 Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation
Considered For Maximum Benefit Calculation |
$1,653.00 |
Maximum Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning
|
July 2008 |
$61 |
|
July 2009 |
$64 |
Medicare
|
2008
Part A Deductible
|
$1,024.00 |
|
2008
Part B Monthly
Standard Premium
|
$96.40 |
|
2008
Part B Annual Deductible
|
$135.00 |
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