Where does a federal retiree go for help with retirement issues?
What impact will taking leave without pay have on your retirement pension? What will taking leave without pay prior to retirement do to your federal benefits package? By Reg Jones A frequently asked question is this: What effect will my taking, or having taken, leave without pay have on my federal benefits? Will it mess up my retirement? My health and life insurance benefits? Or my sick and annual leave accrual? And how about my TSP account? Fortunately, the answers are straightforward and the treatment of such leave is often quite generous. Let’s go through the effects one by one. Retirement benefits: A total of six months of LWOP in any calendar year is considered to be creditable service. In other words, for calculating your length of service, it is treated as if you had never been on leave. Further, your coverage continues at no cost to you. Therefore, you don’t have to make a deposit to get credit for that time. Health benefits: Your enrollment in an FEHB plan will continue for up
