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Railroad Retirement & Social Security
April 8, 2023
Can I Collect Railroad Retirement Benefits And Stiil Receive Delayed Retirement Credits (DRC) When I Switch To Social Security?
April 21, 2022
What Does Drawing Social Security Disability Do To My Railroad Retirement Divorced Spousal Benefits?
February 7, 2022
Can You Tell Me Where It's Covered In The Regulations That My Social Security Must Be Paid Through The RRB?
December 23, 2021
Will I Continue To Receive Tier II Railroad Benefits After I Start Drawing Social Security?
December 11, 2021
Can I Collect Social Security Spousal Benefits If I'm Receiving Railroad Retirement?
December 7, 2021
Will I Still Be Able To File A Spousal Claim With SS If My Husband Dies?
November 19, 2021
Can I Collect My Social Security And My Deceased Husband's Railroad Retirement At The Same Time?
October 27, 2021
Is The Reason That I Can't Earn DRCs Prior To FRA Because I'd Be Collecting Railroad Retirement Benefits?
October 27, 2021
Can I Earn Delayed Retirement Credits On My Railroad Retirement While I'm Collecting Social Security?
October 22, 2021
Can You Confirm That I Will Continue To Accrue Delayed Retirement Credits While I'm Collecting Railroad Survivor Benefits?
July 15, 2021
Can My Wife File For RR Spousal Benefits At Age 62 And Then Switch To Her Own Social Security Benefits At Her Full Retirement Age?
July 1, 2021
Why Can't I Collect My Social Security And My Late Ex-Husband's Railroad Pension At The Same Time?
June 15, 2021
Will My Years Of Railroad Retirement Payments Be Considered When Calculating My Social Security Benefit Amount?
May 25, 2021
Will I Lose A Month Or More Of Payments If I'm Receiving Railroad Benefits And I File For Social Security?
May 18, 2021
Would It Be Best For Me To Draw My Social Security Benefits Early And Wait Until Age 67 To Claim My Railroad Retirement Benefits?
May 11, 2021
If I'm Receiving Divorcee Railroad Benefits Can I Still Apply For My Early Retirement?
May 6, 2021
Do You Have Any Additional Information To Share About My Railroad Retirement And Social Security Benefits?
March 9, 2021
Can I Receive Social Security Benefits In Addition To My Railroad Widow's Pension?
February 28, 2021
Why Can't I Receive Both My Social Security And A Railroad Spousal Benefit?
February 15, 2021
If I Pay Into Social Security For 30 Years Will I Be Able To Receive Payments?
December 4, 2020
Can I File For Social Security Separate Of Railroad Retirement Benefits?
November 27, 2020
Should My Railroad And Social Security Benefits Not Affect Each Other Since I Earned My Social Security Credits After Retiring From The Railroad?
November 13, 2020
Can My Husband Apply For Social Security Spousal Benefits And Continue To Collect His Railroad Retirement Benefits?
November 1, 2020
Can I Collect My Social Security And Still Get My Check From The Railroad?
October 19, 2020
Will My Sister Be Able To Collect Social Security At Age 62 If She's Getting A Railroad Spouse Pension?
August 24, 2020
Can I Collect Reduced Social Security At Age 62 And Then Switch To Full Tier I & II Railroad Retirement Benefits At FRA?
August 19, 2020
Is It Possible To Have Social Security Transfer My Earnings To Railroad Retirement?
August 15, 2020
Is It True That I Can't Collect Both Social Security And Railroad Retirement At Any Age?
May 21, 2020
What Happens To The Money I Paid Into Social Security Prior To Working For The Railroad?
May 14, 2020
Will My Social Security Be Reduced Because I Started Drawing Railroad Spousal Benefits At Age 60?
May 6, 2020
Will Social Security Automatically Certify My Payments To The Railroad Retirement Board?
April 1, 2020
How Should My Social Security And Railroad Retirement Benefits Be Reported For Income Tax Purposes?
March 5, 2020
Can I Draw Railroad Spousal Benefits And Later File For Social Security At Age 67?
February 12, 2020
Can I Convert My Railroad Retirement Benefit To A Social Security Benefit?
February 10, 2020
Can My Wife File For Railroad Spousal Benefits Without Jeopardizing Her Future Social Security Benefits?
January 6, 2020
Why Can't I Collect Both Social Security And Railroad Retirement If I Qualify For Both Benefits?
December 29, 2019
Can I File For My Social Security At Age 70 And Draw That In Addition To My Tier 2 Railroad Benefit?
November 19, 2019
Can I Start Drawing My Social Security At Age 62 And Wait Until FRA To Start Drawing Railroad Retirement?
January 26, 2019
Is It Correct That I Would Be Able To Collect Social Security Early And Sign Up For Railroad Retirement At Age 70?
January 17, 2019
Can I Get Social Security Survivor Benefits If I'm Receiving Railroad Retirement?
January 15, 2019
Can I Draw Railroad Retirement At 65 And Still Earn Delayed Retirement Credits On My Social Security?
January 5, 2019
How Does Receiving My Husband's Railroad Pension Affect My Ability To Draw My Social Security?
December 29, 2018
Can My Railroad Earnings Be Used To Calculate My Social Security Benefit?
December 22, 2018
Can I Start Out Drawing Railroad Spousal Benefits And Later File For My Social Security Benefits?
December 14, 2018
Can I Collect My Deceased Husband's Social Security And My Railroad Retirement Benefits?
November 21, 2018
Can You Give Me Some Insight On Swithing From Railroad Benefits To Social Security Benefits?
November 2, 2018
If I Take My Railroad Retirement Benefits At Age 62 Can I File For Social Security Benefits At Age 67?
October 25, 2018
If My Wife Files For Railroad Spousal Benefits At Age 64 Could She Still Get Her Full Social Security Benefit At Age 70?
October 8, 2018
Is The Information I Received From A Railroad Retirement Board Representative Correct?
September 27, 2018
Am I Entitled To My Age 70 Social Security Rate That's Higher Than My Tier 1 Railroad Retirement Rate?
August 24, 2018
Can I Replace My Tier 1 Railroad Benefit By Filing For A Higher Social Security Benefit?
September 9, 2019
Can I Draw From My Deceased Spouse's Social Security And Still Get My Railroad Retirement Benefits?
August 1, 2019
How And Where Can My Wife Apply For Social Security Benefits And Keep Her RR Retirement?
May 26, 2019
Do I Get Any Credit For My Earnings Under Social Security If I Just Receive Railroad Retirement?
May 24, 2019
Shouldn't My Brother Be Able To Draw Both Railroad Retirement And Social Security?
July 5, 2018
If I File For Social Security Now, What Will Happen When I Later File For Railroad Spousal Benefits?
June 23, 2018
Will My SS Amount Be Changed To Railroad Tier 1 And Tier 2 After My Husband Retires?
June 18, 2018
Is It True That My Friend Can't Get Both Social Security Benefits And A Railroad Pension?
May 2, 2018
When Should I Apply If I'm Eligible For Both Railroad Retirement And Social Security?
April 29, 2018
Can I Collect My Social Security If I Receive A Railroad Pension Based On My Husband's Employment?
April 20, 2018
Will My Sister Be Able To Collect Her Social Security And Her Husband's Railroad Benefits?
April 20, 2018
Is There Any Reason Why My Husband Wouldn't Want To Start Drawing His Social Security Now?
April 12, 2018
Will It Affect My Future Railroad Benefit Rate If I Request Back Pay From Social Security?
March 29, 2018
Can I File For Railroad Spousal Benefits At Age 64 And Switch To Social Security At Age 66?
March 26, 2018
Can The Surviving Spouse Of A Railroad Worker Draw Both Social Security And Tier 1 RRB Benefits?
March 23, 2018
Can My Wife Draw Her Social Security If It's Higher Than Her Railroad Spousal Benefit?
March 23, 2018
Can My Wife Draw Her Social Security If It's Higher Than Her Railroad Spousal Benefit?
February 22, 2018
Is It Correct That I Can't Draw Railroad Retirement Benefits If My Social Security Benefits Are Higher?
February 5, 2018
Can My Mother Collect Social Security Without Affecting Her Railroad And VA Benefits?
January 30, 2018
Can I Draw Tier 2 Railroad Benefits Now And Wait To File For Social Security Benefits?
January 29, 2018
Will My Railroad Retirement Benefits Be Affected If I File For Social Security?
January 21, 2018
If I Start Drawing Railroad Benefits At Age 62, Can I File For Social Security At Age 70 Without Incurring An Age Reduction?
January 20, 2018
Can I Take Social Security Benefits At Age 62 Without Reducing My Tier 1 Railroad Rate?
About the Author
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Laurence J. Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Professor Kotlikoff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977. Kotlikoff is the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center.
A New York Times Bestselling author, he has written nineteen books and hundreds of professional articles and op-eds. He is a frequent television and radio guest. His columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo.com, Fortune, and other major publications. In 2014, The Economist named him one of the world's 25 most influential economists