Disability Retirement
If you develop an illness or sustain an injury that prevents you from working in any occupation, you may be eligible for PSRS disability benefits. The cause of your disability does not have to be work-related.
Disability qualifications:
- Have at least five years of PSRS-covered employment,
- Under age 60,
- Become permanently disabled while working in PSRS-covered employment, or within one year after, if the condition causing the disability begins while you are employed, and
- Incapable of earning a livelihood in any occupation.
Temporary or partial disability benefits are not available under the retirement law. Inability to earn a livelihood in any occupation is a prerequisite for approval of a Disability Retirement Application. PSRS currently defines a “livelihood” as earning $18,000 per year.
If you think you may qualify, or have questions regarding disability retirement, please contact us.
If you qualify for PSRS disability retirement, until you reach age 60, you will receive monthly PSRS disability benefits to assist you and your family, as long as you are unable to earn a livelihood in any occupation and do not return to work for a PSRS-covered employer in any capacity. Upon reaching age 60, your benefits are payable regardless of your disability status, unless you return to full-time PSRS-covered employment or exceed the limits on working after disability retirement on a part-time basis or as a temporary-substitute for a PSRS-covered employer.
Applying for Disability Benefits
All forms listed below must be completed and eturned to PSRS.
- Disability Retirement Application and Medical Records Information Release Forms
- Tax Withholding Authorization
- Direct Deposit Form