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Understanding the Supplemental Benefit Credit
You may be eligible for the Supplemental Benefit Credit if you are:
- A full- or part-time, benefits-eligible University Staff employee, and
- Have an annualized salary of $42,000 or less.
Note: Your eligibility may change if your salary, position, or work schedule changes during the year.
What Is the Supplemental Benefit Credit?
To help offset the cost of benefit deductions, such as your UVA Health Plan and retirement contributions, UVA provides an annual Supplemental Benefit Credit to eligible employees up to $550.
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The Supplemental Benefit Credit is available throughout the year—it is not limited to Open Enrollment.
The Supplemental Benefit Credit is available throughout the year—it is not limited to Open Enrollment. Your eligibility may change if your salary, position, or work schedule changes during the year. No action is required to receive the credit if you are eligible.
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No action is required to receive the credit if you are eligible.
No action is required to receive the credit if you are eligible. The credit is applied toward the amount needed for benefit deductions in any given pay period. If benefit deductions do not exceed the supplemental benefit credit in any given pay period, the extra supplemental benefit credit funds cannot be received as income
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The credit only applies toward your benefit deductions.
The credit only applies toward your benefit deductions. If your deductions are less than the available credit in a pay period, you will not receive the remaining amount as additional pay.
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Part-Time Employees: The amount of credit you receive depends on your work schedule and pay frequency.
Example: If you work less than 30 hours per week and qualify for the Supplemental Benefit Credit, you are eligible to receive 50% of the annual credit.
Dates and Next Steps
- Open Enrollment begins on Monday, October 5 and remains open until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 16
- You will receive a task in your Workday Inbox on October 5 to get started
- After open enrollment ends, benefit changes will be limited to Qualifying Life Events
- On January 1, 2027, the elections you made during Open Enrollment will take effect
- Any updates to your paycheck deductions will appear on your first 2027 paycheck
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The Open Enrollment process for all Postdoctoral Fellows (non-UVA employees) is managed through UVA Human Resources. For additional information specific to Postdoctoral Fellows, contact AskHR@virginia.edu with the subject line "Postdoc Fellow Benefits".