By Reg Jones
VSIP and Social Security
March 4th, 2013 | DOWNSIZING Uncategorized VSIP
Q. I am a FERS employee with 23+ years of federal service and 62 years old. My agency is offering Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay to eligible employees, including those who are retirement-eligible. Would the incentive reduce the amount of Social Security I can draw this year?
A. VSIPs are considered earned income. To find out if accepting one would affect your Social Security benefit, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/rule.htm and see how the “first year rule” would apply to your situation.
Tags: FERS, first year, income, RETIREMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, VSIP
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