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SERS explains survivor annuity options and Social Security offset at retirement
Summary
Webinar detailed survivor benefit mechanics, Social Security offset removal election, and the reversionary annuity option that permanently reduces a retiree's pension to provide lifetime income to a designated dependent.
SERS presenter (Staff member, State Employees' Retirement System) described survivor benefit options available at retirement and how Social Security survivor benefits can reduce the SERS survivor annuity, explaining the Social Security offset removal election and the separate reversionary annuity choice.
Why it matters: These elections change both the retiree's initial pension payment and the income a surviving spouse or designated dependent may receive; some elections are irrevocable and affect long-term household income and survivor payments.
The presenter explained the Social Security offset: SERS will compare the surviving spouse's Social Security benefit to the survivor annuity that would otherwise be paid.…
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