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New York State Teachers' Retirement Plan


katieinny

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I'm trying to get information about the New York State Teachers' Retirement Plan. I thought there might be a website, but I'm having trouble locating it if there is one.

Specifically, I'm wondering if a spouse is entitled to any benefit upon the death of a teacher. The teacher chose a single life annuity option. An earlier question on Benefitslink indicates that no spousal consent was required to take the single life option. However, I don't want to point to a message board as my authority. I would like to get it straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

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Guest lisbetf

Was the teacher already in receipt of his life annuity benefit at the time of his death? If so, the spouse is out of luck.

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Guest Wayne Schneider

The web site for the New York State Teachers' Retirement System is www.nystrs.org.

No benefit is payable upon the death of a retired tier 1 member who has elected a single life annuity. A very modest post retirement death is payable upon the death of most tier 2/3/4 members in retirement.

No spousal consent is required when the member elects an option at retirement.

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