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State Public Pensions in Vermont: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Division after a death in Vermont.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Vermont

vermonttreasurer.gov/content/retirement→

Administering agency

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Division

Phone802-828-2305
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

3 V.S.A. §§ 465, 468 (VSERS); 24 V.S.A. chapter 125 (VMERS); 16 V.S.A. chapter 55 (VSTRS)

Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Identify whether the deceased was a member of VSERS, VMERS, or VSTRS.
  2. Report the death to the Treasurer's Retirement Division so the member's pension payments stop.
  3. Confirm the beneficiary designation on file and ask what survivor or death benefit is payable.
  4. File the survivor or death-benefit claim with the documents the Retirement Division requires.

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Division

Phone: 802-828-2305

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Office of the State Treasurer's Retirement Division at 802-828-2305 or 1-800-642-3191 (Vermont only), or email TRE.RetirementOffice@vermont.gov. The Treasurer administers VSERS for state employees, VMERS for municipal employees, and VSTRS for teachers, and handles survivor and death-benefit claims for all three systems.

The benefit that continues depends on the optional form of allowance the retiree elected before the first retirement payment became due (VSERS: 3 V.S.A. § 468). A named beneficiary may receive a continuing allowance or a residual lump sum; if no designated beneficiary survives, the residual is paid to the estate's administrator or executor, or — for a closed estate or none, with the account valued at less than $1,000 — per the Probate Division decree, then to the surviving spouse or next of kin.

Yes. Under 3 V.S.A. § 465, a VSERS member who dies in service before the normal retirement date with under 10 years of creditable service has their accumulated contributions paid to the beneficiary designated in writing with the Retirement Board. Members with longer service, and members of VMERS and VSTRS, are covered by their own systems' survivor-allowance provisions — confirm the payable benefit with the Retirement Division.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • vermonttreasurer.gov
  • legislature.vermont.gov

Data sourced from State Public Pensions in Vermont primary sources (7 pages reviewed). How we research.

Public Pensions

Vermont

vermonttreasurer.gov/content/retirement→

Administering agency

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Division

Phone802-828-2305
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

3 V.S.A. §§ 465, 468 (VSERS); 24 V.S.A. chapter 125 (VMERS); 16 V.S.A. chapter 55 (VSTRS)

Verified Jul 2026
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