Welcome to PBGC! We protect the retirement security of nearly 37 million Americans in single employer and multiemployer pension plans. Our goal is to provide the highest-level of customer support, and to work to protect workers’ and retirees’ hard-earned pension benefits.
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Your PBGC benefit may be taxable depending on your individual circumstances. We’ll provide a Form 1099-R with instructions to assist you with your taxes.
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The Health Coverage Tax Credit is an IRS tax credit for health care insurance premiums, which may apply to certain individuals who are 55–65 years of age and are receiving benefits from PBGC.
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There are more than 80,000 people who have not claimed pension benefits they are owed. Those unclaimed pensions equal a total of over $300 million dollars, with individual benefits ranging from twelve cents to almost a million dollars.
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The Partnership for Public Service ranked PBGC in the top five best places to work among small federal agencies!
New to PBGC
If you recently received a letter telling you that PBGC is now responsible for paying your pension benefit, this page is your gateway to PBGC.
Workers & Retirees
Since 1974, we’ve made a commitment to protect the pension benefits of the 37 million workers and retirees, and their families, we serve.
Employers & Practitioners
Are you an employer or practitioner responsible for the administration of a pension plan? If so, this is your portal to working with PBGC.
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Are you or a family member looking for a missing pension benefit, checking to see if your employer’s pension plan is insured by PBGC or has been trusteed by PBGC? Are you looking for other information from PBGC? Enter your search query below to search content on PBGC.gov.
Press release
February 7, 2019
WASHINGTON –The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has reached an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporation under which the agency will withdraw its objection to the proposed sale of Sears’ assets to ESL Investments.
Press release
January 23, 2019
WASHINGTON – Israel (“Izzy”) Goldowitz, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Deputy General Counsel for Program Law & Policy, has retired from public service following a 30-year career at the agency.
Press release
January 18, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is taking steps to assume responsibility for Sears Holdings Corporation’s two defined benefit pension plans, which cover about 90,000 people.
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