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

State Public Pensions in Vermont: when someone dies

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

OverviewWhen someone dies

Public Pensions

Vermont

vermonttreasurer.gov/content/retirement→

Administering agency

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Operations

Phone802-828-2305
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 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 Operations 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 Operations Division requires.

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Operations

Phone: 802-828-2305

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Vermont State Treasurer's Retirement Operations Division at 802-828-2305 or 1-800-642-3191. 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 payment option the retiree elected at retirement. A surviving beneficiary may receive a continuing monthly allowance, a period-certain remainder of payments, a lump sum, or nothing if a maximum single-life option was elected.

VSERS, VMERS, and VSTRS may pay a death benefit or survivor allowance to the designated beneficiary when an active member dies before retirement. The amount depends on the member's service and the system's rules.

Public Pensions

Vermont

vermonttreasurer.gov/content/retirement→

Administering agency

Vermont State Treasurer — Retirement Operations

Phone802-828-2305
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified May 2026