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My Annuity and Benefits

This section provides information useful to retirees and their families. There are many occassions that might affect your benefits.

New Retiree

Provides information frequently requested by new retirees including changing health and life insurance options, COLAs, annuity payments, and taxable portions of annuity.

Life Events

Explains how benefits are affected by events such as marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, re-employment in Federal service, or inability to handle one's finances.

Death and Survivor Benefits

Covers the various types of monthly and lump sum benefits due from the death of active employees, retirees, and survivors. This includes potential monthly benefits for spouses, former spouses, children, and students.

FERS Disability Retirees

FERS Disability benefits change 12 months after retirement and again at age 62.