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Navigating the Retirement Process

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Applying Your Sick Leave

How your sick leave may add to your creditable service for the retirement calculation

Estimating Your Retirement Benefits/Benefit Calculation

How to use the retirement formula and your information to estimate your benefits

Retirement Eligibility

Teachers, State and Local Government Employees can find out if they're eligible for a unreduced or reduced retirement

Retirement Benefit Payment Options

After applying the retirement formula, you have different payment options you must choose from at retirement

Choosing and Changing Your Beneficiaries

Guidelines on choosing your beneficiaries, and the types of beneficiaries you may name

Online Retirement Process Map

What to expect and the steps for retiring online

Power of Attorney/ Guardianship Documentation Requirements

Guidelines for POA and Guardianship documents

Forms

Link to all retirement-related forms

Contact Information

Retirement Systems Division
Address: 3200 Atlantic Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27604
Email: NC.Retirement@nctreasurer.com
Phone: (919) 814-4590
Call Center open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please Note: Currently, the Call Center takes a lunch break from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Disclaimer

While this website is intended to be as accurate as possible, the explanation is subject in all respects to the detailed provisions of the North Carolina law. It must be understood that the explanation in this website cannot alter, modify, or otherwise change the controlling legal documents or N.C. General Statutes in any way, nor can any right accrue by reason of any statement or omission of any statement in this website.

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