Counseling Projects
The U.S. Administration on Aging Pension Counseling and Information Program currently serves 30 states. Free legal assistance is available to individuals experiencing a problem with their pension, profit sharing or retirement savings plans. For more detailed information about what the projects do, check out the brochure about the program.
Contact one of the pension counseling projects below if you, your company, or your pension plan are located within a project's service area. Assistance is provided free of charge.
Not located within a service area? You may be able to find help with your questions by visiting PensionHelp America.
ILLINOIS PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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Illinois Pension Assistance Project Serving Illinois Toll Free: (888) 425-6067 |
MID-AMERICA PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Michigan Pension Rights Office Serving Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee Toll Free: (866) 735-7737 |
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Ohio Pension Rights Office Serving Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Toll Free: (866) 735-7737 |
MID-ATLANTIC PENSION COUNSELING PROJECT
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New York Pension Rights Office |
NEW ENGLAND PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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New England Pension Assistance Project Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont Local: (617) 287-7307 Toll Free: (888) 425-6067 |
SOUTH CENTRAL PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Texas Pension Rights Office |
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UPPER MIDWEST PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
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Toll Free: (866) 783-5021
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Iowa Pension Rights Office Serving Iowa Toll Free: (800) 992-8161 Local: (515) 282-8161 |
WESTERN STATES PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT
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California Pension Rights Office |
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Looking for help with your retirement plan?
If you have a problem with your retirement plan, free help may be available from the U.S. Administration on Aging's network of Pension Counseling and Information Projects. Find help now.
PensionHelp America connects people who need help with their pension, 401(k), and other retirement plans with the pension counseling projects, legal services providers, and government agencies that can help answer their questions. Visit www.pensionhelp.org.
Retirement USA
Retirement USA is a national initiative that is working for a new retirement system that, along with Social Security, will provide universal, secure, and adequate income for future retirees. Visit the website.
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Did You Know?
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is the federal law that regulates most private retirement plans. The government agencies responsible for enforcing ERISA are the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
