Need help with the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database?

Registration is quick and secure. To use the website, you need a Login.gov account validated with a legal identification, such as a driver’s license.

Here’s how:

1. Verify your identity with login.gov: Create a Login.gov account and complete the identity verification process. For more information, visit Login.gov/help.
2. Enter your Social Security number: Re-enter it to verify and click “Search.”
3. View your results: The website will display a list of retirement plans linked to your Social Security number and provide contact information for the plan administrators.
4. Contact the plan administrators: They will verify your identity and help you determine any retirement benefits you may be entitled to collect.

No, the search results show that you participated in a retirement plan at some point. Your benefits may have already been paid out, rolled over into another retirement account, or provided as an annuity. Only the plan administrator can tell you if you still have benefits to claim.

Yes. You don't need a mobile device to complete the Login.gov identity verification process if you have access to a landline phone, as long as it's not a Voice over Internet Protocol (VolP) line.

Please follow the instructions to take and upload clear pictures of your valid state-issued ID. Make sure the images clearly show your name, address, and other relevant information. If the system cannot read this information, you won't be able to complete the identity verification process.

To protect your information, the website requires verification using a phone number associated with you in public records. If you cannot complete this step, you will not be able to proceed with Login.gov identity verification or access the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database, and alternatives like mail or post office verification are not available.

You can contact the plan administrator at your former employer or union to see whether you earned a retirement benefit from your past employment. If you aren’t sure how to reach the employer or union, an EBSA Benefits Advisor can assist you in locating them. Contact EBSA online at AskEBSA.dol.gov or call 1-866-444-3272.  Benefits Advisors do not have access to the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database website or your private data.