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

State Public Pensions in Georgia: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA) and Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) after a death in Georgia.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Georgia

ers.ga.gov→

Administering agency

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA) and Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS)

Phone404-350-6300
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of ERSGA (state or local government) or TRS (public educator).
  2. Report the death to the correct system so the member's pension payments stop; both accept a notification-of-death report online.
  3. Submit a death certificate and confirm the beneficiary designation on file.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents the system requires.

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA) and Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS)

Phone: 404-350-6300

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia at 404-350-6300 for state and local government workers, or the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia at 404-352-6500 or 800-352-0650 for public educators. Both handle death notifications and survivor benefits.

The benefit that continues depends on the payment option the retiree elected at retirement. Benefits are payable for the life of the member and any designated beneficiary, so a surviving beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly allowance, a lump sum, or nothing if a maximum single-life option was elected.

Both systems accept a notification-of-death report and require a death certificate. ERSGA and TRS provide online forms; the death certificate can be submitted electronically or by mail, fax, or in person.

Public Pensions

Georgia

ers.ga.gov→

Administering agency

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERSGA) and Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS)

Phone404-350-6300
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026