Retirees receiving a Social Security benefit are always checking to see if their income has exceeded the earnings limit, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “The same is true of FERS retirees who are receiving the special retirement supplement, which approximates the Social Security benefit they earned while covered by FERS, and is payable until age 62 when they become eligible for a Social Security benefit,” he writes. You’ll find his column at fedweek.com/experts