Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund
public plan · City of Houston · San Antonio, TX
Funding History
What This Means for You
Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund is in good financial health at 87% funded. This means for every dollar the plan owes in future benefits, it has 87 cents in assets to cover it. As a public pension, benefits are typically backed by the taxing authority of the sponsoring government. Participants in this plan have relatively low risk of benefit reductions.
Year-by-Year Funding
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Funding Ratio | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.8B | $5.5B | 86.7% | $211.4M |
| 2024 | $4.6B | $5.2B | 88.9% | $237.7M |
| 2023 | $4.5B | $4.9B | 92.3% | $194.9M |
| 2022 | $4.3B | $5.4B | 81.2% | $189.5M |
| 2021 | $4.1B | $4.4B | 91.7% | $203.7M |
Frequently Asked Questions
Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund is 87% funded, meaning it has 87 cents in assets for every dollar in future benefit obligations. This is considered healthy by actuarial standards.
Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund has 6,259 total participants, including 2,776 active employees and 3,483 retirees currently receiving benefits.
Houston Firefighters Relief & Retirement Fund is not covered by the PBGC. Benefits depend entirely on the plan's assets and the sponsor's ability to fund it.
The Pension Health Score (0-100, A-F) measures a pension plan's financial strength based on funding ratio (50%), funding trend over 3 years (30%), and PBGC risk level (20%). Higher scores indicate more secure retirement benefits.
Pension Health Score is calculated from funding ratio, 3-year funding trend, and PBGC risk classification.