Postponing Retirement Under FERS

If I elect a postponed retirement to age 62, will I receive an increased annuity?

FedSmith.com author John GrobeBy Categories Federal Employee Retirement, Q&A Leave a comment

Q:  I am under FERS, 59 years old w/28 years of service. If I elect a postponed retirement to age 62 will I receive the additional 1.1%?

A: It turns out that you have to be age 62 “at the time of separation”, so the answer is NO.

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