PM 09-03-01-c.
- Instruct the client to apply for benefits with the Railroad Retirement Board, when it appears that they may be eligible.
- Use HFS 213, Railroad Retirement Benefit Information, to verify a client's receipt and amount of Railroad Retirement Benefits. Send the form to:
Railroad Retirement Board
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611
RAILROAD RETIREMENT CLAIM NUMBERS
| Claim Number |
Type of Beneficiary |
A-000000, or
A-000-00-0000 |
Retired employee qualified to receive an annuity |
MA-000000, or
MA-000-00-0000 |
Spouse of a retired employee- qualified to receive an annuity |
WA-000000, or
WA-000-00-0000 |
Widow or widower, age 60 or over of a deceased person qualified to receive an deceased person qualified to receive an annuity |
WD-000000, or
WD-000-00-0000 |
Widow or widower, age 60 or over of a deceased employee |
WCA-000000, or
WCA-000-00-0000 |
Widow with a child in her care or child alone of a deceased person qualified to receive an annuity |
WCD-000000, or
WCD-000-00-0000 |
Widow with a child in her care or a child alone of a deceased employee |
PA-000000, or
PA-000-00-0000 |
Parent of deceased person qualified to receive an annuity |
PD-000000, or
PD-000-00-0000 |
Parent of deceased employee |
| H-000000 |
Pensioner |
| MH-000000 |
Spouse of a pensioner |
| WH-000000 |
Widow or widower of a pensioner |
| WCH-000000 |
Widow with a child in her care or a child alone of a pensioner |
| PH-000000 |
Parent of a deceased pensioner |
| JA-000000 |
Surviving member of a joint annuity (Employee elected to receive a reduced annuity in order to guarantee payment to surviving spouse.) |
A railroad retirement claim number is made up of one or more letters followed by the account number of the wage earner on whose earnings benefits are being paid. The letter(s) identify the claimant's relationship to the wage earner.
