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State Public Pensions in Iowa: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) after a death in Iowa.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Iowa

ipers.org→

Administering agency

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)

Phone1-800-622-3849
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Notify IPERS of the member's death as soon as possible, using the Report a Death form linked from ipers.org, so payments are handled correctly.
  2. Confirm whether the member died before or after retirement and, for a retiree, the payment option that was elected.
  3. Confirm the most recent beneficiary designation on file with IPERS.
  4. File the death-benefit application with the documents IPERS requires, including a certified death certificate.

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)

Phone: 1-800-622-3849

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) at 1-800-622-3849. IPERS covers most Iowa state and local government workers, teachers, and public safety members, and handles survivor and death-benefit claims.

It depends on the payment option the retiree elected at retirement. A joint-and-survivor option pays a contingent annuitant a lifetime monthly benefit, a single-life option pays no death benefit, and lump-sum or term-certain options pay remaining amounts to the beneficiary or estate.

No. The beneficiary must file an application with IPERS to receive a death benefit. Benefits are paid according to the most recent beneficiary designation on file with IPERS.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • ipers.org

Data sourced from State Public Pensions in Iowa primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.

Public Pensions

Iowa

ipers.org→

Administering agency

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)

Phone1-800-622-3849
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jul 2026
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