| Railroad
Retirement Act
January 2012
Cost-of- Living Adjustment
|
Tier I
Benefit |
3.6% |
|
Tier II
Benefit |
1.2% |
|
2010
National Average Wage Index |
$41,673.83 |
2012
Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings
|
Tier I
Earnings Limit |
$110,100 |
|
Tier II
Earnings Limit |
$81,900 |
|
HI
Earnings Limit |
No Limit |
2012 Bend
Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation
|
1st
Bend Point |
$767 |
|
2nd
Bend Point |
$4,624 |
2012 Bend
Points for Family Maximum Calculation
|
1st
Bend Point |
$980 |
|
2nd
Bend Point |
$1,415 |
|
3rd
Bend Point |
$1,845 |
2012
Retirement Earnings Exempt Amounts
Less than full retirement age in calendar year
|
Monthly |
$1,220 |
|
Annual |
$14,640 |
Full retirement age attained in calendar
year, for months prior to such attainment
|
Monthly |
$3,240 |
|
Annual |
$38,880 |
|
2012
Earnings Required for a Quarter of
Coverage |
$1,130 |
2012
Monthly Amounts For Substantial Gainful Activity
|
Blind
Beneficiaries |
$1,690 |
|
Non-Blind
Disabled Beneficiaries |
$1,010 |
|
2012
Monthly Earnings Threshold for Trial
Work Period |
$720 |
|
2012
Monthly Disability Earnings Limit |
$790 |
Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act
|
2012
Monthly Compensation Base |
$1,365.00 |
|
2012
Base Year Minimum Qualifying
Compensation, and Other Items
Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly
Compensation Base |
$3,412.50 |
|
2012
Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation
Considered For Maximum Benefit
Calculation |
$1,763.00 |
Maximum
Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning
|
July 2012
|
$66 |
|
July 2013
|
$68 |
Medicare
|
2012
Part A Deductible |
$1,156.00 |
|
2012
Part B Monthly Standard Premium |
$99.90 |
|
2012
Part B Annual Deductible |
$140.00 |
|