Pension Benefits Assistance | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
445 12th Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20024
Not Applicable.
Eligibility
Serves American workers in private-sector defined benefit pension plans.
Required documents
Social security number and pension benefit plan's name or number (if known).
Hours
Same as site hours.
(800) 736-2444
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voice | Employers and Practitioners
(800) 400-7242
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voice | Workers and Retirees
Websitehttp://www.pbgc.gov
Email[email protected]
Languages
Spanish.
Application process
Call the office or visit the website for more information.
Fees
No fee.
Service area
United States
Protects the pensions of millions of American workers and retirees in thousands of private single-employer and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. Helps people find information about their pension if the company they worked for went out of business, closed, or merged.
Last assured
03/16/2026
What's Here
Providing organization
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Protects the pensions of millions of American workers and retirees in thousands of private single-employer and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. Helps people find information about their pension if the company they worked for went out of business, closed, or merged.