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Careers at the MTRS
The Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System (MTRS) seeks qualified candidates to join our de...
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Phishing alert – beware of email solicitations that reference the MTRS and offer “Retirement Reviews”
Unsolicited emails may be “phishing” attempts. The MTRS is not affiliated with, nor do we endorse an...
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Meet the Contact Center!
Our front-line in member services, these retired educators are here to answer all your retirement-re...
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Retirement in the pandemic
Overcoming challenges of the pandemic, our member services staff ensured that all on‑time filers dur...
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MTRS Retires “The Advisor” newsletter after 40 years!
Welcome to the MTRS News, the replacement of The Advisor newsletter, which we’ve published in ...
Member news
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RetirementPlus (R+) resource center
RetirementPlus special election overview In January we mailed eligible members a one-time RetirementPlus participation ballot. If you received such a ...
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Recording of our online “Ready for Retirement” seminar now available
Thank you to all of you who attended our recent live online “Ready for Retirement” seminar. The recording is now available if you would li...
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New law offers eligible members who transferred into the MTRS a final, one-time chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation
These changes do NOT affect the majority of our members and are limited to a small population As you may have heard, on August 3, Governor Baker signe...
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Recording of our online “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar now available
Thank you to all of you who attended our recent live online “Your MTRS Benefits” seminar. The recording is now available if you would like...
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New law offers eligible Members who transferred into the MTRS a second chance for RetirementPlus (R+) participation
The Governor has signed legislation that offers eligible members who transferred into the MTRS a second opportunity to elect to participate in the Ret...
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Retirement application deadline approaching soon!
Applications must be postmarked by August 29 to have a June 30 retirement date Are you considering retirement instead of returning to service in the f...
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2021 Annual Statements will be delayed
We regret to inform you that MTRS Annual Statements for calendar year 2021, which would normally be mailed by the end of this June, will be delayed du...
Retiree news
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1099-R and Benefit Verifications forms mailing soon
2023 Benefit Verification forms will NOT require a notary signature. Instead, an adult 18 years or older can sign as a witness. By January 30, all ann...
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Working after retirement limits are reinstated
As of December 31, 2022, the suspension of the post-retirement hours and earnings limits has expired. As such, for calendar year 2023 forward, the sta...
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Watch for mail from us in December and January
Since you are receiving a monthly benefit from the MTRS, look for your: Year-end statement, which the State Treasury sends at the end of December. Thi...
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Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) included in your August payment
Understanding the COLA on your August benefit statement The Governor signed the FY2023 budget into law on July 28th. The budget includes a cost-of-liv...
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Post-retirement employment hours and earnings limits suspended for 2022
Governor signs bill suspending post-retirement employment hours and earnings limits for calendar year 2022, or 90 days after the end of the public hea...