State Public Pensions in Indiana

The Indiana Public Retirement System runs the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRF), among other funds. Survivor and death benefits depend on whether the member was active or retired, the plan they were in, and the option they elected.

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Public Pensions

Indiana

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Administering agency

Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS)

Phone844-464-6777

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Verified Jul 2026

State Public Pensions in Indiana: key facts

Systems: Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) and Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRF), plus funds for police and firefighters, judges, prosecuting attorneys, legislators, and excise, gaming, and conservation officers.
Retiree death: The continuing benefit depends on the payment option the member elected at retirement.
Pre-retirement death: Funds in the defined-contribution account and Rollover Savings Account are disbursed to the beneficiary on file, or to the member's estate if no beneficiary is named. A surviving spouse or dependent children may also be entitled to the member's pension benefit if the member died after June 30, 2018, had at least 10 years of creditable service, and had not applied for retirement; the spouse must have been married to the member for at least two years.
Reporting a death: Call 844-464-6777 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.). Anyone can report a death. Send INPRS a copy of the death certificate — in person, by mail, email, or fax — and INPRS begins a 30-day review, then mails eligibility results and the required paperwork to the survivor or representative.

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