Retirement paycut

vtrommer

Member
My husband retired in 2020 and when he turned 65 in August, his pension was cut by $1000.00 /month. Is this supposed to happen? I don't remember what the paperwork said, but do remember something about turning 65. Thanks for your help!
 

Thebrownblob

Well-Known Member
My husband retired in 2020 and when he turned 65 in August, his pension was cut by $1000.00 /month. Is this supposed to happen? I don't remember what the paperwork said, but do remember something about turning 65. Thanks for your help!
What fund are you talking about?
 

vtrommer

Member
He also gets a part-time pension which is around $300/month. That amount didn't change at all. I thought we read that at 65 UPS would stop paying, but that the union would take over the full amount. Maybe that was wishful thinking.
 

Darmark7

Retired 2020. Not my Problem Anymore!
He also gets a part-time pension which is around $300/month. That amount didn't change at all. I thought we read that at 65 UPS would stop paying, but that the union would take over the full amount. Maybe that was wishful thinking.

I have never heard of a pay cut in retirement for anyone that retired in 2020. That contract was pretty solid that even if Central States didn’t have the money UPS was going to cover the difference. I’ve always heard that between Central States and UPS the amount would remain the same.
 
Probably the West…..
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Well-Known Member

Back From Break
My husband retired in 2020 and when he turned 65 in August, his pension was cut by $1000.00 /month. Is this supposed to happen? I don't remember what the paperwork said, but do remember something about turning 65. Thanks for your help!

He didn't get a pay cut. When he turned 65, the normal retirement age, the amount he earned under the Central States Pension Fund from previous years now comes into play.

When he turned 65, the UPS/IBT pension was reduced by the amount he will collect under the Central States Pension Fund.

That $1000 cut will be paid by Central States. He will now get 2 checks. One from Central States and one from UPS/IBT Pension fund. Maybe he should check with the Central States Pension Fund to make sure they are going to be sending him a portion of his retirement now.
 

Johney

Pineapple King
He didn't get a pay cut. When he turned 65, the normal retirement age, the amount he earned under the Central States Pension Fund from previous years now comes into play.

When he turned 65, the UPS/IBT pension was reduced by the amount he will collect under the Central States Pension Fund.

That $1000 cut will be paid by Central States. He will now get 2 checks. One from Central States and one from UPS/IBT Pension fund. Maybe he should check with the Central States Pension Fund to make sure they are going to be sending him a portion of his retirement now.
This.
If I remember mine when I hit 65 half is paid by Central States as opposed to all being paid by UPS.
 

Been In Brown Too Long

Ex-Package Donkey
One of the pension payout options available when I retired in 2018 was an increased pension benefit until 62 at which point there was a "benefit adjustment." A.k.a. less money. Another was identical, but at age 65. Neither of those had a $1000 reduction in my case. They were all around $300. I just checked my retirement worksheet and there were 18 different options available to choose from. I remember really laboring over that decision for quite some time. You're virtually choosing when you're taking Social Security in advance if you're choosing one of those options if you're needing that difference. But I wasn't Central States, I was in the Western Conference, so I don't know if yours would be the same.
 

Babagounj

Strength through joy
My husband retired in 2020 and when he turned 65 in August, his pension was cut by $1000.00 /month. Is this supposed to happen? I don't remember what the paperwork said, but do remember something about turning 65. Thanks for your help!
When I retired at 60, my pension included an extra $1000/month to help cover healthcare costs.
This ended when on the month I turned 65.
The reasoning is that at 65 medicare kicks in.
 
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