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State Revenues Affecting BackDROP?

Apr 24, 2020, 16:40 PM by MOSERS
The rumor is that MOSERS will cut my backdrop and possibly even monthly payments because the State of Missouri will go bankrupt by 1 July 2020. Therefore, I should retire before 1 July 2020 to get my full backdrop. If I wait until my planned retirement in May 2021, the backdrop will surely be gone. Is this rumor true in whole or part? Should I retire before 1 July 2020 to play it safe?

First, thank you for your many years of service. Your MOSERS pension benefits, including both your monthly benefit and the BackDROP lump-sum option, are all based on state law. The amount of your monthly benefit is calculated using a formula based on your salary and service. It will not go up or down with the financial markets. Any changes to state employee benefits would require a legislative change by the General Assembly and would be vetted through that process. We are not aware of efforts by lawmakers to make such changes. When any changes are made to benefits, they typically affect future employees, not existing employees.

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