Death

IPERS death benefits provide financial protection to eligible beneficiaries. They are designed to ease the financial strain that may follow the death of a loved one. 

Death benefits

The death benefits a beneficiary receives vary based on when a member dies, and what benefit option they chose at retirement. Use the links below to learn more: 

• Death before retirement
• Death after retirement

Contact IPERS to stop monthly benefit payments

If a member dies during retirement, the monthly payments stop the month of the member’s death. (For example, if a member dies in July, the last monthly payment is made at the end of July.) 

If additional retirement benefits are paid after the month of the member’s death, these payments must be returned to IPERS.

Report a death

Please notify IPERS as soon as possible after a death, as this will help ensure that benefits are paid properly and quickly. Benefits are paid according to the most recent beneficiary designation on file with IPERS.

• View the Report a Death Form.
• Contact IPERS.