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## Topics

-  How The Special Guaranty Affects Your Annuity 
-  Who Can Be Included In The Family Group 
-  Applying For Your Special Guaranty Increase 
-  Items That Affect Your Special Guaranty Increase    -  Reductions Under The SS Act Formula 
  -  Age Reductions 
  -  Social Security Benefits Or Other Railroad Retirement Benefits 
  -  Spouse Public Service Pension 
  -  Earnings Of Disability Annuitants 
  -  Definition Of Earnings 
  -  Annual Earnings Exempt Amount 
  -  Monthly Earnings Exempt Amount 
  -  Non-Work Month 
  -  Reduction For Earnings 
  -  Garnishment For Alimony Or Child Support 
  -  Imprisonment Or Confinement Due to A Conviction For A Criminal Offense 
-  Reporting Events To The RRB 

 

A non-work month for the Monthly Earnings Exempt Amount is a month in which a family member does not work. It can also be either of the following:
                        - Work For A Non-Railroad Employer - The family member works but earns less than the Monthly Earnings Exempt Amount; or,
                        - Self-Employment - The family member works in self-employment but does not perform "substantial services." To determine whether a person performed "substantial services" in self-employment, the RRB considers:	                           - the amount of time devoted to the business;
                          - the type of business operated;
                          - the type of service performed; and,
                          - how all this compares to the work done before the person applied for the annuity increase. 

   

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