PERAC Memo #21 - 2019: Cost of Living Increase for Supplemental Dependent Allowance

Cost of Living Increase for Supplemental Dependent Allowance Paid to Accidental Disability Retirees and Accidental Death Survivors

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Summary

PERAC announces the 2019 supplemental dependent allowance amount for retirement systems that have accepted the provisions of G.L. c. 32, §7(2)(a)(iii) or §22D. Effective July 1, 2019, the annual allowance for each eligible child is $952.32. The same amount applies to additional pensions for dependent children under G.L. c. 32, §9(2)(d)(ii), also effective July 1, 2019.

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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: All Retirement Boards

FROM: John W. Parsons, Esq., Executive Director

RE: Cost of Living Increase for Supplemental Dependent Allowance Paid to Accidental Disability Retirees and Accidental Death Survivors

DATE: August 2, 2019

Any retirement system which has accepted the supplemental dependent allowance provided for in G.L. c. 32 § 7(2)(a)(iii), or which has accepted the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 22D (under which the supplemental dependent allowance is also deemed to have been accepted), shall pay an annual amount of $952.32 beginning July 1, 2019 for each eligible child as defined in G.L. c. 32, § 7(2)(a)(iii).

Also, any retirement system which has accepted the additional pension for dependent children provided for in G.L. c. 32, § 9(2)(d)(ii), shall pay an annual amount of $952.32 beginning July 1, 2019 for each eligible child as defined in G.L. c. 32, § 9(2)(d).

Please contact PERAC's actuary, John Boorack, if you have any questions on this issue.