What we do
The Board of Pensions and Retirement manages the assets of the City’s pension fund, ensuring there is enough money to pay out to those who have earned benefits. The City Home Rule Charter requires that the pension fund is always able to cover current and future payments to people who have paid into the fund.
To do this, the board oversees all pension contributions from current employees and all benefit payments made to eligible people who have left City service. The board also makes sure that decisions are made that keep the pension fund healthy.
In addition to administering pensions, the board publishes a newsletter with helpful pension and pension-planning information.
Retirement interview appointments are offered by mail, email, and in person.
Connect
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Two Penn Plaza
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
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For pension questions, contact: pensions.inquiry |
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(215) 685-3480
Automated phone system
(215) 685-3453
Direct deposits
(215) 685-3469
Pension appointments
(215) 686-2306
Late pension checks
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Announcements
Board of Pensions notice on solicitation emails
Several third-party companies are sending emails to pension plan members, soliciting business with the premise of reviewing members’ pension plans for strategic priorities. These third-party companies are not associated with the Philadelphia Board of Pensions & Retirement. If you receive one of these emails, you may ignore or delete it. You can also report these emails using the “report phishing” button in Microsoft Outlook and they will be blocked as needed.