Skip to main navigation
Skip to main content
Ky.
gov
An Official Website of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Saving Kentucky's
Pensions
Toggle navigation
MENU
Main Navigation
Home
Overview
FAQs
Understanding the Issues & FAQs
Which pension systems are in trouble?
Why should everyone care about Kentucky’s pensions?
Pension plans are complicated -- how do they work?
How should a Defined Benefit Plan be funded so that there is enough money to pay my retirement benefits?
How does the funding of Kentucky’s pension plans compare to other states?
Is the funding status of the plans improving?
Why has pension funding declined?
At current funding levels, will the plans always have enough money to pay benefits?
Is the statutory funding formula (percent of payroll) appropriate?
Should the ARC be funded every year?
Compared to other states, are the Commonwealth’s employees well compensated?
What will happen in the near future?
What is “actuarial back-loading?”
Do changes in the actuarial assumptions drive up the cost of pensions? (NEW)
CERS has been paying the full ARC. Why are they underfunded?
The TRS and CERS-NH plans are in good shape -- aren’t they?
Consultant Reports
News & Events
Current Plan Benefits
Give Feedback
Understanding the Issues & FAQs
Main Content
CERS has been paying the full ARC. Why are they underfunded?
NEW
The TRS and CERS-NH plans are in good shape -- aren’t they?
NEW
Do changes in the actuarial assumptions drive up the cost of pensions?
Which pension systems are in trouble?
Why should everyone care about Kentucky’s pensions?
Pension plans are complicated -- how do they work?
How should a Defined Benefit Plan be funded so that there is enough money to pay my retirement benefits?
How does the funding of Kentucky’s pension plans compare to other states?
Is the statutory funding formula (percent of payroll) appropriate?
Should the ARC be funded every year?
Why has pension funding declined?
At current funding levels, will the plans always have enough money to pay benefits?
Is the funding status of the plans improving?
Compared to other states, are the Commonwealth’s employees well compensated?
What will happen in the near future?
What is “actuarial back-loading?”
Relative Content