|
Railroad Retirement Act
January 2009 Cost-of-Living Increase
|
Tier I Benefit |
5.8% |
|
Tier II Benefit |
1.9% |
2009 Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings
|
Tier I
Earnings Limit |
$106,800 |
|
Tier
II Earnings Limit |
$79,200 |
|
HI Earnings Limit |
No Limit |
2009 Bend Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$744 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$4,483 |
2009 Bend Points for Family Maximum Calculation
|
1st Bend Point |
$950 |
|
2nd Bend Point |
$1,372 |
|
3rd Bend Point |
$1,789 |
2009 Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts
Less than full retirement age in calendar year
|
Monthly |
$1,180 |
|
Annual |
$14,160 |
Full retirement age attained in calendar year, for months prior to such attainment
|
Monthly |
$3,140 |
|
Annual |
$37,680 |
2009 Monthly Amounts For
Substantial Gainful Activity
|
Blind Beneficiaries |
$1,640 |
|
Non-Blind Disabled
Beneficiaries |
$980 |
|
2009 Monthly Earnings Threshold for
Trial Work Period |
$700 |
|
2009 Monthly Disability
Earnings Limit |
$770 |
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
|
2009 Monthly Compensation Base |
$1,330.00 |
2009 Base Year Minimum Qualifying Compensation, and
Other Items Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly Compensation Base |
$3,325.00 |
2009 Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation
Considered For Maximum Benefit Calculation |
$1,718.00 |
Maximum Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning
|
July 2009 |
$64 |
|
July 2010 |
$66 |
Medicare
|
2009
Part A Deductible
|
$1,068.00 |
|
2009
Part B Monthly
Standard Premium
|
$96.40 |
|
2009
Part B Annual Deductible
|
$135.00 |
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