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

State Public Pensions in Kentucky: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) after a death in Kentucky.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Kentucky

kyret.ky.gov/Retirees/Pages/Death-Benefits.aspx→

Administering agency

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA)

Phone502-696-8800
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify the system: KERS, CERS, or SPRS through KPPA, or TRS for educators.
  2. Report the death to the system so the member's pension payments stop — KPPA at 502-696-8800 or 1-800-928-4646; TRS at 800-618-1687.
  3. Provide the member's name, identification or Social Security number, and date of death.
  4. Confirm the beneficiary designation on file and file the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents the system requires.

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA)

Phone: 502-696-8800

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

For most state and local government employees, contact the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority at 502-696-8800 or 1-800-928-4646. For public school and university educators, contact the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky at 800-618-1687.

KPPA pays a $5,000 death benefit to the beneficiary named for that benefit when a retiree who was receiving a monthly benefit had at least 48 months of service credit. The beneficiary may be a person, the estate, a trust, or a funeral home.

If a KPPA member dies before retirement, an individual beneficiary may choose a lifetime monthly benefit or another option such as a lump sum, depending on the member's account and the system's rules. The benefit depends on the beneficiary designation on file.

Public Pensions

Kentucky

kyret.ky.gov/Retirees/Pages/Death-Benefits.aspx→

Administering agency

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA)

Phone502-696-8800
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026