Age 18-19 and in Elementary

or Secondary School

For Use With Form G-315 and G-320

This booklet contains important information regarding student benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA). 

Recommendation -  that you read this booklet before you start filling out your statements. It contains information that you will need to know to complete your statements properly.

This booklet contains information concerning student benefits that is important to you not only before you file your statements, but also after you file your statements. The student benefits are monitored in September, December, and March and at the end of the student entitlement. Therefore, we suggest that you keep it handy for future reference.

• Definition Of Employee's Student Child
• Definition Of Unmarried Student
• Definition Of Full-Time Student
• Documentation Required By RRB For Home Schooling
• Vacation Periods
• Month of Graduation
• Age 19 Attainment

• The Employee’s Special Guaranty Increase
• When Students Can Be Included
• Forms Needed To Include Students In The Family Group
• Independent Study or Home Schooling
• One Application Concept in Special Guaranty Cases
• How The Student Benefit Is Paid
• When The Special Guaranty Is No Longer Payable

• Student Annuities

• Forms Needed To Qualify For Student Survivor Annuities

• Independent Study And Home Schooling

• One Application Concept For Survivor Annuities

• How Student Survivor Annuities Are Paid

• Social Security Benefits Or Other Railroad Retirement Annuities
• Payments From Employers To Attend School
• Annual Earnings Exempt Amount
• Non-Railroad Earnings In Special Guaranty Cases
• Non-Railroad Earnings In Survivor Annuities
• Railroad Earnings in Special Guaranty Cases
• Railroad Earnings in Survivor Annuities
• Step-Child Dependency
• Terminating Events
• Imprisonment or Confinement for Conviction For a Felony
• Monitoring Student Entitlement

• Change in School Attendance
• Other Events to Report
• How to Report an Event
• Office Hours

Special Guaranty Computation

Survivor Annuity