SCRS - The South Carolina Retirement System
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The South Carolina Retirement System, commonly referred to as “SCRS,” is one of the five retirement plans that the Retirement Systems administers. If your job position entitled you to membership in this particular plan, we have a lot of information here for you in our Web site. The more you know about your options, the better prepared you’ll be. After all, it’s your retirement and your future!
As a traditional pension plan with many added features, SCRS provides members and retirees with a comprehensive benefit package. For more information about the Retirement Systems benefits and programs, please specify your current status by clicking the appropriate link below. You will then be directed to information that is tailored to your needs.
Active Members
An SCRS active member is employed by an employer covered by the Retirement Systems, earning service credit, making regular contributions to an SCRS retirement account, and not retired or terminated from covered employment. You must be an active member to receive most of the benefits outlined in the pages linked below.
Active members receive a member statement each year that shows employee contributions and interest, service credit, and retirement account beneficiaries. For more information, please use the menu to the right.