A Friendly Holiday Reminder of Important Dates
Holiday plans and preparations sometimes cause important dates to fall off our radar screens temporarily, so APERS offers these "merry memory joggers" to help members stay on course as we wrap up 2017.
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Safety Tips for Holiday Shopping
APERS wants everyone to have a safe and happy season. With that in mind, we would like to share these important tips for "playing it safe" while shopping in person and online during the holidays.
Survivor Benefits
If an APERS member is vested and dies before retirement, APERS can provide survivor benefits if the deceased member meets certain requirements:
Disability Retirement
Disability Retirement Eligibility
Although no one wants to face this personal situation, some APERS members have suffered total and permanent disabilities that force them to retire. APERS members with a disability may retire if they meet certain eligibility requirements:
Recent Blogs
- Board Selects Fecher to Lead Agency as Executive Director
- Board appoints Woods as Interim Executive Director
- Arkansas retirement system chief announces departure
- Avoiding the Burden of Overpayments
- Your APERS ID and the MSS Portal
- 1099-R Tax Form information for 2020
- Legislative Update
- APERS Director's Update - October 2, 2020
- Setting Up Your Online APERS Account
- Changing Your Direct Deposit Account
- Executive Director's APERS Update
- Understanding the Types of Service
- Register for Seminars Through MSS
- Understanding the Benefit Formula
- A Review of the 2019 Retirement Town Halls
- Protecting Your MSS Portal Password
- Withdrawing Money from the Fund
- Members Self Service (MSS) Account Inactive?
- Annual Member Statements Coming Soon
- Where Do The Funds Go?
- Who Funds the Fund?
- 2019 Legislative Update
- Defining the Benefits - DB vs DC Plans
- Extended Evening Hours for July Retirement
- Retirement Benefit Options
- B-75 and B-50 Benefit Options
- A-120 and A-60 Benefit Options
- Straight Life Benefit Option
- Unretiring Survey Results
- Returning to the Workforce
APERS is hosting online retirement seminars.
Arkansas public employees retirement system
Here you will find information based on your role in our system, whether you are an active member, near retirement, a retired member or an APERS participating employer.
