Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

deduction from my salary begin?
disability has not recovered
from the disability for which he
was retired but is earning some
money, will his annuity be
stopped?
A. 1t may be. If, before he
reaches age go, his income from
wages or self employment or
both for each of two successive
calendar years is at least 80 per
cent Of the current salary rate
of the position from which he
was retired, then his annuity
Will be stopped one year after
determination is made that his
earning capacity is restored. It
also stops if medical evidence
shows that he has recovered from
his disability or if he is re-em-
ployed in the Government serv-
ice.
@. What annuity is payable
to my wife if I should die while
in service?
A. If an employee has S or
more years of civilian service,
his widow will get an annuity of
SO per cent of an annuity based
on the employees "high-five"
average salary and years of
service.
Starts With WidowhOOd
Q. How old must my widow be
before she can begin to draw a
widows annuity?
A. A Widows annuity begins
Immediately upon death of the
There is no waiting
until the widow reaches a certain
age.
Q. What annuity is payable to
my children if 1 die?
A. If a husband or wife sur
wives, each child who received
more than half his support from
the deceased employe will receive
an annuity of 40 per cent of the
might've" average
salary divided by the number
Of children. Annuity to any one
child is limited to $500 a year
and the total to all children can
not exceed $1,000 a year.
If no parent survives. each
child will receive an annuity of
50 per cent of the employees
might've" average salary divided
oy the number of children. An
1uity to any one child is limited
10 $720 a year and the total to
Ill children cannot exceed S2,16OI
/ year.
@. I am an employed married
woman. If I should die, will my
husband receive an annuity?
A. A widower of an employee
will receive an annuity only if he
S dependent, that is, incapable
If self-Support because of mental
Or physical disability and was
more than one half of
MS support from his wife.
@. Is there any reduction in
ny annuity if I retire before Il
am go years old?
A. Except in disability retire.
nent cases, an employe who
'etires between age SIS and sol
will have his annuity reduced
one-twelfth of l per cent for
Zach month Il per cent a year, |
ne is under age so. If he is in
Voluntarily separated and is
younger than SIS, there will be a |
of 5 per cent plus one
sixth of l per cent for each
month q per cent a year, |
lie is under age SIS. There is no
lge reduction for an employee
Who retires under the disability
Survivor Benefit Deduction
@. What reduction is there if,
1t time of retirement, l elect a
benefit naming my wife
)r husband to receive an annuity
1t my death?
A. The annuity will be re-
iuced by az per cent of the
first $2,400 of annuity, plus l0I
per cent of annuity over $4,000.
The survivor annuity will be SOL
per cent of the employees I'M
reduced annuity.
@. If / retire and receive the
guaranteed minimum disability
with provision for a.
survivor annuity, how will the
reduction apply to me and how
much will my survivors, an
nuity be?
A. The guaranteed minimum
disability annuity is paid only