Relationship of Dual Benefit Windfall Payments to Total Railroad Retirement Benefits

HRD-82-97 Published: Jul 12, 1982. Publicly Released: Aug 11, 1982.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined: (1) the relationship of railroad retirement dual benefit windfall payments to the total payments railroad retirement beneficiaries receive, and (2) the potential effect on railroad retirement beneficiaries of reduced windfall payments under various appropriation levels.

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