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Home→Agencies→Public Pensions→Rhode Island→When someone dies

State Public Pensions in Rhode Island: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI) after a death in Rhode Island.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Rhode Island

ersri.org→

Administering agency

Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI)

Phone401-462-7600
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was an ERSRI member (state employee, teacher, or participating municipal employee).
  2. Report the death to ERSRI so the member's pension payments stop.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation and payment option on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents ERSRI requires.

Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI)

Phone: 401-462-7600

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island at 401-462-7600. ERSRI, administered by the Office of the General Treasurer, handles survivor and death-benefit claims for state employees, public school teachers, and participating municipal employees.

The benefit that continues depends on the payment option the retiree elected. A single-life allowance ends at death and pays no survivor benefit, while a joint-and-survivor option continues 100% or 50% of the monthly benefit to the named survivor.

ERSRI pays a one-time death benefit to the designated beneficiary based on the member's years of completed service. Contact ERSRI to confirm the beneficiary on file and the amount payable.

Public Pensions

Rhode Island

ersri.org→

Administering agency

Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERSRI)

Phone401-462-7600
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026