§ 22166 Retirement Allowance Definition

• •Retirement allowance is the money you get every month after you retire.
• •This money can go to you or to someone you chose if you're not around.
• •The law was updated in 1996 and started being used in 1997.

Imagine you worked as a teacher for 30 years and now you're retiring.

Every month, you'll get a check in the mail. That check is your retirement allowance. It's the money you get for all the years you worked.