Monthly Benefit Checks


Pension benefit payment are made available to you on the first business day of the month. Funds are electronically deposited into your bank account on the first business day of the month. If the first day of the month occurs on a weekend or holiday, the funds will be deposited on the next business day.

EFT transfers are governed by The Electronic Fund Transfers Act and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). In accordance with these laws and rules, the deposit takes effect on the first business day of the month, and the funds will clear only on a business day. i.e., not a legal banking holiday or a Sunday.

If your bank account has been closed, OPRS will receive the funds back from the bank electronically. If this occurs, you will be required to submit a new direct deposit form. Once the form is received by the agency a replacement check for returned funds will be issued to you within 5 to 7 business days from the date the form is received by the agency.

Payments to participants living abroad are issued as a paper check. These payments are mailed via Federal Express at least 4 days prior to the first business day of the month. Please allow until the 15th of the month to report a lost or stolen check. You may contact the Office of Pay and Retirement Services (OPRS) at (202)741-8660 to report a lost benefit payment or you can submit the Stop Check Payment Form directly to our office.

A replacement check will be issued within 5 to 7 business days from the date that OPRS receives the Stop Payment form.