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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→Arkansas→When someone dies

State Public Pensions in Arkansas: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) and Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) after a death in Arkansas.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Arkansas

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Administering agency

Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) and Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)

Phone501-682-7800
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of APERS (government employee) or ATRS (educator).
  2. Report the death to the member's retirement system so pension payments stop.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation on file and ask what survivor annuity, death benefit, or refund of contributions is payable.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit application with the documents the system requires.

Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) and Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)

Phone: 501-682-7800

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the member's retirement system. APERS, for state and local government workers, is reachable at 501-682-7800. ATRS, for public educators, is reachable at 501-682-1517. Each handles survivor and death-benefit claims for its members.

A surviving spouse married to the member, dependent children, or dependent parents may qualify for a monthly survivor annuity. If no one qualifies for a survivor annuity, APERS refunds the member's employee contributions to the named beneficiary, or to the member's estate if no beneficiary was named.

Beneficiaries of active or retired ATRS members with at least ten years of actual service may qualify for a lump-sum death benefit. Vested active members may also have survivor benefits payable, depending on the member's service.

Public Pensions

Arkansas

apers.org→

Administering agency

Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) and Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)

Phone501-682-7800
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026