Withdrawing Government Annuity Early

Is there a program that allows a federal employee to withdraw from their government annuity early?

Q: Is there a program that allows a federal employee to withdraw from their government annuity early?

A: There are two scenarios:

  1. You quit and pull your contributions out.  Not recommended as you will have no entitlement to an annuity later.
  2. You are already eligible to retire and you’ve been diagnosed with a condition that will result in your death in 9 months or less. Then you can pull your contributions out.

About the Author

John Grobe is the former President of Federal Career Experts, a firm that provides pre-retirement training and seminars to a wide variety of federal agencies.