Agency Recovery Site View Recovery Site Recent News Friday, March 20, 2009 RRB Provides Questions and Answers About The One-Time Economic Recovery Payments Friday, February 20, 2009 New Economic Recovery Legislation Affects Railroad Retirement Annuitants and Railroad Workers

Financial Status Weekly Progress Source: Agency Financial and Activity Report as of 2009-04-30

Report Date: 2009-04-24

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Financial Status:

Total Available: $218,799 Total Paid Out: $170,000

Major Actions Taken to Date:

Released notices to eligible claimants for Extended Unemployment Benefits explaining the program and what action will be needed to claim these benefits. Updated the Interactive Voice Response message on the RRB's nationwide toll-free telephone system to describe the Economic Recovery Payments and the Extended Unemployment Benefits. Updated the Frequently Asked Questions on the RRB's Recovery Act web page to encourage claimants to keep their home address and direct deposit information up to date.

Major Planned Actions:

Continue work on programming and analysis for one-time Economic Recovery Act payments and for Extended Unemployment Benefits. Plan to issue a question and answer format press release by late April regarding the Extended Unemployment Benefits. Plan to begin mailing advance notices to approximately 517,000 beneficiaries about their one-time payments by April 27, 2009. Plan to issue one-time Recovery Act payments to approximately 517,000 entitled railroad retirement beneficiaries in late May 2009. Release draft plans to OMB for the Extended Unemployment Benefits and for the Economic Recovery Payments.

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2009-04-24	View Source file
2009-04-17	View Source file
2009-04-10	View Source file
2009-04-03	View Source file
2009-03-27	View Source file
2009-03-20	View Source file
2009-03-13	View Source file
2009-03-10	View Source file
2009-02-23	View Source file