The Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is a lifetime income, a cost-sharing retirement plan for Minnesota public employees. We serve over 440,000 current and former public employees from 2,100 governmental agencies and pay monthly benefits to more than 120,000 retirees, disabled members, and survivors of deceased members. Our members are social workers, firefighters, snowplow drivers, nurses, jailers, attorneys, paraprofessionals, and police officers. They work in our parks, cities, counties, and schools across the state. The services they provide and the work they do make our communities better.