CBS News Texas has learned that dozens of retired United States Postal workers have been waiting months to receive their retirement benefits, with little to no explanation for the delays.
In the same Waxahachie neighborhood, he once served as a postal worker, Billy Wright now questions the 29 years he dedicated to the job.
“I feel like they just forget about you. It feels like you’re at the hands of a bureaucracy,” Wright said. “That is a little bit of a disrespect to me, you know I served 9 and a half years in the military before this, and I never seen people treated that way.”
The 60-year-old retired from the United States Postal Service in November. He said he’s been waiting more than five months for his retirement benefits, with little progress.
“It’s waiting with nobody telling you what’s going on,” said Wright. “No one answers your questions; you can’t get a hold of anybody. I try to call an OPM. I get a message saying they cannot help me.”
While Wright has received about $400 in interim pay, he says it’s not enough to survive, forcing him to take on a side job.
“I’m having trouble making my bills, and I’ve almost lost my family’s automobiles. My rent is $1,600 a month, you know, and we’ve been doing ins and outs, and I’ve been borrowing money out of my retirement and from friends and relatives,” Wright said.
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