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United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Fund

multiemployer plan · UMWA · Washington, DC

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
D
Pension Health Score
42/100
Funding Status51% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$4.2B
Total Assets
$8.3B
Total Liabilities
$4.1B
Unfunded Liability
85,806
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Fund is significantly underfunded at 51%, with $4.1B in unfunded liabilities affecting 85,806 participants. Plans at this funding level face difficult choices: raising contributions substantially, reducing future benefit accruals, or in extreme cases, applying for benefit suspensions. If you are a participant, it is important to understand your options and consider diversifying your retirement income sources.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$4.2B$8.3B51.0%$240.7M
2024$4.2B$7.2B58.0%$229.0M
2023$4.0B$9.3B42.6%$255.6M
2022$3.7B$6.8B55.1%$196.2M
2021$3.6B$6.7B53.8%$206.8M