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	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	CSRS and FERS (Separate Website) Link to the federal CSRS FERS Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices. This handbook includes rules for calculating and administering federal civil service pensions


	Federal Employee (Separate Website) Link to the federal Office of Personnel Management - Retirement Services website. This site contains information on federal employee pensions, including publications and links to other resources.


	IPERS (Separate Website) Link to the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System website.


	IPERS Fact Sheet An overview of the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Military Pension Survivor Benefits In many cases, surviving spouses of military retirees can continue to get pension benefits. In the military, this payment option is called a "Survivor Benefit Plan," or SBP for short. By: Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project


	Military Pensions (Separate Website) This website contains information on military retirement options and plans and links to other resources.


	Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa (Separate Website) Link to the Iowa police and firefighter pension website.


	Railroad Retirement (Separate Website) This is the official Railroad Retirement Board website. It contains information and publications on Railroad Retirement pensions.


	Social Security Administration (Separate Website) This is the official Social Security Administration website. It contains information and publications on Social Security pensions


	Veterans Pensions (Separate Website) Link to the Compensation and Benefits page of the Veterans Administration website. It contains information and links describing pensions and other benefits for veterans.

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