Yearly Supplemental Pension Payment
("13th Payment")

This additional payment does not affect a retired member's pension. If you receive a "13th payment," you will continue to receive your pension every month and your annual 3 percent increase every January.

Who is eligible to receive the "13th Payment?"

You may be eligible for the supplemental benefit payment if you are a retired IMRF member receiving a pension or if you are receiving an IMRF surviving spouse pension, and if your IMRF pension has been effective for 12 consecutive months (up to and including the June prior to the supplemental payment).

To be eligible for the current calendar year supplemental pension payment, your pension effective date (or your deceased spouse if you are receiving an IMRF surviving spouse pension) must be on or before July 1 of the prior calendar year.

For example, to receive the supplemental benefit payment for 2007, you must have retired before July 1, 2006.

How much is the "13th Payment?"

The 2007 13th payment is 56.75% of your monthly pension amount. The amount of the additional pension payment will vary in future years.

You will receive this additional pension payment each July unless the Illinois General Assembly approves compounding your annual 3 percent pension increase.

For more information

For detailed information about the supplemental benefit payment and its calculation, refer to IMRF Topic Letter #19, "Supplemental Benefit Payment ("13th Payment").