When {EELABEL6} retire, {EELABEL7} get a monthly payment for the rest of {EELABEL2} life – a pension – based on {EELABEL2} age, earnings, and years of service.
To begin receiving {EELABEL1} PERA benefit when {EELABEL7} retire, submit the Application for Benefits to PERA.
{EELABEL6CAP} can't withdraw money from {EELABEL2} PERA account while still employed by the county. If {EELABEL6} leave the county before {EELABEL7} retire, {EELABEL7} can request a refund of {EELABEL2} contributions plus interest or leave the money in {EELABEL2} account. If {EELABEL6} request a refund, it will not include any of the county's contributions.
Visit the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) website to view more plan details, estimate {EELABEL1} pension benefit, or apply for benefits payment.
If you are vested and you die before you retire and begin receiving your pension, PERA provides your survivors with benefits in the following succession:
Log into the PERA website to update your beneficiaries.