23 Miss. Code. R. 104-7.9 - Railroad Retirement Benefits

A. There are three basic categories of payments made by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB):

1. Life and Survivor annuities.

2. Title II benefits certified by RRB.

3. Unemployment, sickness and strike benefits.

B. These types of payments are treated as follows:

1. RRB payments are counted as unearned income.

a) The amount deducted from a RRB benefit for Medicare is counted as income.

b) The amount of the RRB annuity to charge as income is the amount before collection of any obligations of the annuitant.

Notes

23 Miss. Code. R. 104-7.9

Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR §435.601(b) (Rev 1994).