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Will My Sister Be Able To Collect Her Social Security And Her Husband's Railroad Benefits?
My sisters husband worked for the railroad. He passed a couple years ago but my sister was too young to get his benefits. She is now 100% disabled. She has worked and paid into SS for over 30 years. Will she be able to collect her SS and his benefits?
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If your sister files for and qualifies for both Social Security (SS) and Railroad Retirement (RR) benefits, her Tier 1 RR benefits will be offset dollar for dollar by the amount of her SS benefits (https://www.rrb.gov/index.php/Benefits/RB-9S). Any Tier 2 RR benefits for which she qualifies could be paid in addition to the higher of her SS or Tier 1 RR rate.
Best, Jerry
Posted:
April 20, 2018