If a retiree is eligible for both CRDP and CRSC, he/she may participate in the CRSC/CRDP Open Season. This annual election allows the retiree to choose which payment is preferred (federal law states that you can receive CRDP or CRSC; not both).

Each December, eligible retirees receive a CRDP/CRSC Open Season Election Form. To help the retiree make a more informed decision, the form includes a comparison of the CRDP and CRSC entitlement amounts as well as information about the collection actions and taxes to which each type of payment is subject.

The retiree needs to return the form only if making a change from CRDP to CRSC or vice versa. If the retiree prefers to keep things the way they are, then do nothing, and the payment the retiree now receives will continue uninterrupted. Each year's Open Season normally ends on January 31st. If the envelope is postmarked after this date, it will not be processed and the current payments will continue.

The retiree's election will remain in effect unless changed in a subsequent annual open season.

You may direct any inquiries regarding CRSC/CRDP Open Season by calling toll free 1-800-321-1080, or commercial 1-216-522-5955 from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays).