Quick links

Quick links to important forms and popular topics for RTC members. 

General Information

• UFT Political Action Endorsements
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• Retiree contact page
• Important telephone numbers
• RTC membership card
• 15 benefits of being an RTC member 
• Minutes from RTC meetings

Health and Medicare Information

•  to learn how to be reimbursed for Medicare Part B and IRMAA
• When You Turn 65: Applying for Medicare pamphlet 
• (for new Medicare enrollees)
• (for 2021, 2022 and 2023)
• Current timeline of IRMAA and Medicare reimbursements

SHIP

• SHIP, the UFT's supplemental health insurance program

Welfare Fund

• Si Beagle continuing education
• UFT Retiree Social Services
• Retiree Red Apple health benefits guide
• Retiree benefits
• UFT Welfare Fund change of status update
• UFT update your information form

TRS & BERS

• How to contact the Teachers' Retirement System and the Board of Education Retirement System

TDA Required Minimum Distribution

• Making a secure required minimum distribution (RMD) election on the TRS website
• RMD brochure
• RMD first-timer sample letter form TD33-70
• RMD new retiree sample letter form TD33-71
• TRS RMD summary
• BERS RMD instruction sheet
• RMD FAQs
• Community Tutor HUB Program information

Important information

• Income limits after retirement
• What to do when a retiree dies
• What to do when a spouse/domestic partner dies
• Resources for reporting scams to credit bureaus
• Resources for writing letters to the editor