Abbreviations
FERS: Federal Employees Retirement System
LIHEAP: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
RRB: Railroad Retirement Board
SSI: Supplemental Security Income

Materials to Review

• Income of the Elderly and Federal Safety Nets (AoA)
• Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Social Security Survivors Benefits
• Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (PDF Format Document, 2003)
• Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
• Food Stamps (See also Nutrition)
• State Low Income Energy Profiles or e-mail
• Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits
• Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income
• Weatherization Assistance Program

Pension & Benefits Counseling

• Consumer Information on Pension Plans
• Retirement Plans, Benefits, and Savings - Participant Rights
• IRS Frequently Asked Tax Questions and Answers
• Pension and Benefits Counseling Projects

Additional Online Resources
Government

• Defense Financing and Accounting Service Retired and Annuitant Pay
• Internal Revenue Services - Employee Plans
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• US Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
• US Office of Personnel Management Retirement Services

Organizations

• American Academy of Actuaries
• Coalition for Retirement Security
• National Pension Lawyers Network
• Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
• Pension Rights Center
• Employee Benefit Retirement Institute
• Pension Action Center
• Pension Benefit Verification Center
• American Benefits Council

Articles/Resources

• Consumer Pension Publications (US Department of Labor)
• HHS Poverty Guidelines
• NCOA Benefits CheckUp (©)
• Pensions and Pension Benefits
• Retirement Plans, Benefits and Savings - Participant Rights
• Social Security Benefit Application Online
• US Railroad Retirement Board Offices
• The Application Process For TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and SCHIP (January 2003)