The Arizona State Retirement System Board of Trustees announced Friday, November 12, 2021, that qualified retirees will receive a Permanent Benefit Increase (PBI) to their monthly annuities, beginning with their July 2022 benefits check.
NOTE: If you receive your monthly ASRS pension benefit via debit card, please note that your December benefit payment will fund to your new ASRS-branded debit card within the next 24-28 hours.
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ASRS to Issue Permanent Benefit Increases to Qualified Retirees
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Who Gets Your Money?
November 9, 2021Currently, the ASRS has over 620K members who are either receiving benefits as a retiree or have money on account as an active or inactive member. With that many members, there are a few situations we see all too often. One of those situations is being contacted by the family member of a deceased ASRS member trying to figure out how to manage the now-deceased member’s ASRS account. In the process of helping one recent such case, it was discovered that the deceased member had never registered their myASRS account and didn’t have any beneficiaries listed with the ASRS.
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Social Security: More Than Just Retirement Benefits!
November 9, 2021How much do you know about Social Security? Regardless of your age, it’s good to have a foundational knowledge of what it is and what it provides – including disability benefits, survivor benefits and, of course, retirement benefits. In fact, Social Security is a fundamental part of your retirement plan! The ASRS is meant to be only one part of your financial retirement picture, with Social Security and personal savings making up the rest.
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