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Laws On Retirement In Miami-Dade
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If initially enrolled in the FRS on or after July 1, 2011, you qualify for normal retirement when one of the following applies: You are vested and age 65 or the age after age 65 when you become vested; or • You have 33 years of creditable service before age 65. You have 30 years of any creditable service before age 62.
You will be eligible for a Pension Plan benefit (i.e. be vested) when you complete six years of service (if you were enrolled in the FRS prior to July 1, 2011) or eight years of service (if you were enrolled in the FRS on or after July 1, 2011).
Then you must be at least age 52 to retire. There are some exceptions to the 5-year requirement. If you're employed on a part-time basis and have worked at least five years, or you're also a member of a reciprocal retirement system, contact us to find out if an exception applies to you.
All FRS employees are eligible for the Pension Plan except: Mandatory State University System Optional Retirement Program (SUSORP) members. (This is not an FRS plan.) Teachers' Retirement System members.
Miami-Dade County provides retirement benefits for eligible employees through the Florida Retirement System (FRS). The FRS is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and provides a defined benefit (FRS Pension Plan) and a defined contribution plan (FRS Investment Plan) option.
Q: Can I retire in Florida on $3,000 a month? A: Yes, ing to a GOBankingRates study, there are several cities in Florida where you can live on $3,000 — or even less — each month, including Pensacola and Panama City.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, protects the assets of millions of Americans so that funds placed in retirement plans during their working lives will be there when they retire. ERISA is a federal law that sets minimum standards for retirement plans in private industry.
For normal retirement and to receive your full monthly benefit, you must be age 65 with at least 8 years of service or have 33 years of service regardless of age.
The SECURE 2.0 Act establishes a Saver's Match. This credit will be replaced by a “Saver's Match” beginning in 2027. The match will equal up to 50% of the first $2,000 contributed by an individual to a retirement account each year, or up to $1,000 (or $2,000 for married couples filing jointly).