57.001: Social Insurance for Railroad Workers
Alternate Name: Railroad retirement and railroad unemployment-sickness insurance programs.
Overview
Program Number
57.001
Status
Active
Last Modified
Aug. 10, 2022
Date Posted
Aug. 10, 2022
Objective
Provide income security for retired and disabled railroad workers, their family members, and survivors, and financial benefits for railroad workers who are unemployed or unable to work due to illness or injury. Also administer Medicare coverage for railroad workers and their family members.
Type of Assistance
D - Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use
Applicant Eligibility
Under the Railroad Retirement Act, for employee, spouse and survivor benefits, the employee must have had 10 or more years of railroad service or, for annuities beginning January 2002 or later, 5 years of railroad service rendered after 1995. For survivors to be eligible for benefits, the employee must also have been insured at death. Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, an employee must have earned at least $4,012.50 in calendar year 2019, $4,137.50 in calendar year 2020, and $4,275.00 in calendar year 2021 (counting no more than $1,605 per month in 2019, $1,655 per month in 2020, and $1,710 per month in 2021).
Beneficiary Eligibility
Individuals, families, pension recipients.
Related Programs
Additional Information
Grant Awards
Social Insurance for Railroad Workers direct grants
Grant Opportunities