Government Pension Questionnaire
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OMB No. 0960-0160
Form SSA-3885 (02-2018) UF
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Social Security Administration
Name of Wage Earner or Self-Employed Person Social Security Number
Name of Person Making Statement (If other than wage earner or self-employed person)
Relationship to Wage Earner or
Self-Employed Person
Section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act, as amended, allows us to collect this information. Furnishing us this information is
voluntary. However, failing to provide all or part of the information may prevent an accurate and timely decision on your claim and
could affect your Social Security benefit. We will use the information to determine the effect of your pension on your Social
Security benefit. We may also share the information for the following purposes, called routine uses: 1. To contractors and other
Federal agencies, as necessary, for the purpose of assisting SSA in the efficient administration of its programs; and, 2. To student
volunteers, individuals working under a personal services contract, and other workers who technically do not have the status of
Federal employees, when they are performing work for SSA, as authorized by law, and they need access to personally identifiable
information in SSA records in order to perform their assigned Agency functions. In addition, we may share this information in
accordance with the Privacy Act and other Federal laws. For example, where authorized, we may use and disclose this
information in computer matching programs, in which our records are compared with other records to establish or verify a person’s
eligibility for Federal benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect or delinquent debts under these programs. A list of additional
routine uses is available in our Privacy Act System of Records Notices (SORNs) 60-0089, entitled Claims Folders Systems and
60-0090, entitled Master Beneficiary Record. Additional information and a full listing of all our SORNs are available on our website
at www.socialsecurity.gov/foia/bluebook.
Privacy Act Statement - Collection and Use of Personal Information
- This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by
section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of
Management and Budget control number. We estimate that it will take about 12.5 minutes to read the instructions, gather the
facts, and answer the questions. SEND OR BRING THE COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE.
You can find your local Social Security office through SSA’s website at www.socialsecurity.gov. Offices are also listed
under U. S. Government agencies in your telephone directory or you may call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213
(TTY 1-800-325-0778). You may send comments on our time estimate above to: SSA, 6401Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD
21235-6401. Send only comments relating to our time estimate to this address, not the completed form.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
1.
Enter the name and address of the agency or organization below from which your government pension or annuity is received:
Name of Agency or Organization Address of Agency or Organization
Phone Number of Agency
or Organization (Include
area code)
2.
(a) Enter the last day of employment upon which your pension or annuity is based.
Month Day Year
FederalState Local
(b) On the date shown in (a) above, was this employment covered under Social Security
for benefit purposes?
NoYes
3.
(a) What was the first month for which you began receiving your pension or annuity?
YearMonth
(b) Could you have been eligible for and received this pension or annuity earlier had you
stopped working and made an application? (If yes, answer (c).)
NoYes
(c) When could you have first received this pension/annuity?
YearMonth
4.
(a) Did you elect FERS or another covered plan?
NoYes
If yes, when?
YearMonth