Consumer Agenda for Retirement Security

Initiative #2: Empower workers to promote their own retirement security

D. Expand the Administration on Aging’s (AoA) Pension Counseling and Information Program.

The Administration on Aging currently supports Pension Counseling and Information Projects, which provide assistance to workers, retirees and their families on their employer-sponsored retirement plans and help resolving pension disputes.  There are currently six regional projects that serve individuals in 27 states.  The projects have been successful, recovering millions of dollars in benefits for thousands of participants.  The program should be extended to 12 projects that cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.1


The Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 3020e-1) authorizes the AoA to award grants to create or continue a sufficient number of projects to assist, and inform “individuals in the United States.”  The language leaves open the possibility that with sufficient funding the program can be nationwide.

Learn more about the other initiatives in the Consumer Agenda for Retirement Security.

Initiative 1: Promote a more adequate and secure private retirement income system.
Initiative 2: Empower workers to promote their own retirement security.
Initiative 3: Improve retirement savings plans.
Initiative 4: Improve traditional and hybrid pension plans.
Initiative 5: Make retirement plans fairer for workers and their spouses.

Print the Consumer Agenda for Retirement Security [PDF].