General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

exceeds the grant, the GR household is ineligible.
A landlord may reduce the rent to below the grant.
If such a reduction occurs, the value charged is the
actual dollar value of the rent. The new rent
amount is documented in Case Comments along
with the landlord’s name and date of contact.
GR 44-116 – Railroad
Retirement Benefits
GR 44-116.1 – Who
Must Apply Who must apply for Railroad Retirement
benefits?
The following individuals must apply for Railroad
Retirement benefits:
• Individuals who have been employed by a
railroad, railroad terminal company, sleeping car
or express company, railway labor organization
or a company under contract to a railroad
company, or ahs performed services in
connection with railroad transportation.
• Widows, widowers of a person who was so
employed and also meets one of the following:
‣ Has reached 60 th
remarried.
birthday and has not
‣ Irrespective of age, has not remarried and
has care or custody of a child of the
deceased employee who is entitled to
receive an annuity.
‣ Disabled widow/widowers may file for
possible benefits at age 50.
• The individual is a child of the deceased railroad
employee, is under 18 years of age and was
dependent upon the employee at time of death.
• The individual is one of the deceased
employee’s parents, provided employee was
individual’s support and left no widow/widower
or child(ren) who could receive the monthly
benefits. Parent(s) must be 65 years of age, or
if under 65, must not have remarried.