Resources
Depending on the provider, use the links below to be sure you’ll have a Pension when it’s time for your retirement.
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Related Resources
In addition to the resources that are available through conducting a search, there are many pension counseling projects, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, legal service providers available to help individuals who have questions about their pension plans.
Pension Counseling and Information Projects
Pension Counseling and Information Projects
The U.S. Administration on Aging Pension Counseling and Information Program currently serves 29 states. Free legal assistance is available to individuals experiencing a problem with their pension, profit sharing or retirement savings plans.
Contact one of the pension counseling projects below if you, your company, or your pension plan are located within a project’s service area. Assistance is provided free of charge. At this time, the pension counseling projects serve 29 states.
MID-AMERICA PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Michigan Pension Rights Office Serving Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee Toll Free: (866) 735-7737 |
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Ohio Pension Rights Office Serving Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Toll Free: (866) 735-7737 |
MID-ATLANTIC PENSION COUNSELING PROJECT
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New York Pension Rights Office Serving New Jersey and New York Toll Free: (800) 355-7714 Local: (718) 237-5500 |
NEW ENGLAND PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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New England Pension Assistance Project Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont Local: (617) 287-7307 Toll Free: (888) 425-6067 |
SOUTH CENTRAL PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Texas Pension Rights Office Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas Toll Free (800) 443-2528 |
UPPER MIDWEST PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Minnesota Pension Rights Office Serving Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin Toll Free: (866) 783-5021 |
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Iowa Pension Rights Office Serving Iowa Toll Free: (800) 992-8161 Local: (515) 282-8161 |
WESTERN STATES PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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California Pension Rights Office Serving Arizona, California, Nevada, and Hawaii Toll Free: (866) 413-4911 Local: (916) 930-4911 |
Government Agencies
The government agencies listed below may provide assistance to individuals who have questions about their pension or other retirement savings plan. The agencies are organized by the types of pensions that they deal with. Additional assistance may also be available through one of the Administration on Aging’s Pension Counseling Projects. We can also link you to a pension lawyer or actuary referral service.
PRIVATE COMPANY AND UNION PENSIONS
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Inquiries: (866) 444-EBSA (3272)
Publications: (800) 998-7542
Electronic Inquiries
Internal Revenue Service
Employee Plans Help-line: (877) 829-5500
IRS Retirement Plan Technical Assistance
Email: RetirementPlanQuestions@irs.gov
IRS responds via telephone so include your number
PBGC
Terminated Plans & “Lost” Participants
U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-7242;
(202) 326-4100
Pension Search Directory
Publications
RAILROAD RETIREMENT PENSIONS
Railroad Retirement Board
Info & Field Office Locator: (800) 808-0772
Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS
The following contacts can assist individuals who are participants in the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Retirement: (888) 767-6738; (202) 606-0500
Thrift Savings (automated): (504) 255-8777
MILITARY & VETERANS PENSIONS
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Retired and Annuitant Pay
(800) 321-1080
Department of Veterans Affairs
Central Office
(202) 273-5400
Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
Referral Services
If you have a pension problem and have been unable to find help through a pension counseling project or government agency, you may want to contact a lawyer or actuary. The National Pension Lawyer Network is a no-cost referral service specifically designed to help individuals find professionals to assist them with questions about their retirement plans. Learn more below.
National Pension Lawyer Network (NPLN)
The National Pension Lawyer Network is a nationwide referral service administered by the Pension Action Center of the University of Massachusetts Boston to provide assistance to workers, retirees, and their families in pension and other retirement plan matters on a regular-fee, reduced-fee, and pro bono (no fee) basis.
Request Help from NPLN
(617) 287-7324 npln@umb.edu