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For CSRS Retirees:
The 2019 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2018 over the 2017 third quarter average. The 2019 CSRS COLA adjustment will be 2.8% effective with January 2019 annuity payments.
|
CSRS COLA
|
CSRS COLA
|
|
1995
|
2.8%
|
2008
|
2.3%
|
|
|
1996
|
2.6%
|
2009
|
5.8%
|
|
|
1997
|
2.9%
|
2010
|
0%
|
|
|
1998
|
2.1%
|
2011
|
0%
|
|
|
1999
|
1.3%
|
2012
|
3.6%
|
|
|
2000
|
2.4%
|
2013
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2001
|
3.5%
|
2014
|
1.5%
|
|
|
2002
|
2.6%
|
2015
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2003
|
1.4%
|
2016
|
0%
|
|
|
2004
|
2.1%
|
2017
|
0.3%
|
|
|
2005
|
2.7%
|
2018
|
2.0%
|
|
|
2006
|
4.1%
|
2019
|
2.8%
|
|
|
2007
|
3.3%
|
|
|
|
For FERS Retirees:
The 2019 FERS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2018 over the 2017 third quarter average. However, if the CPI-W quarterly average increases 3% or more, they subtract 1%. A 5% increase in the quarterly CPI-W average results in a 4% adjustment. If the quarterly average increases from 2% to 3%, benefits increase by 2%. A CPI-W quarterly average increase of 2% or less will increase benefits by the change in the CPI-W quarterly average. The 2019 FERS COLA adjustment will be 2.0% effective with January 2019 annuity payments.
|
FERS COLA
|
FERS COLA
|
|
1995
|
2.0%
|
2008
|
2.0%
|
|
|
1996
|
2.0%
|
2009
|
4.8%
|
|
|
1997
|
2.0%
|
2010
|
0.0%
|
|
|
1998
|
2.0%
|
2011
|
0.0%
|
|
|
1999
|
1.3%
|
2012
|
2.6%
|
|
|
2000
|
2.0%
|
2013
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2001
|
2.5%
|
2014
|
1.5%
|
|
|
2002
|
2.0%
|
2015
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2003
|
1.4%
|
2016
|
0%
|
|
|
2004
|
2.0%
|
2017
|
0.3%
|
|
|
2005
|
2.0%
|
2018
|
2%
|
|
|
2006
|
3.1%
|
2019
|
2%
|
|
|
2007
|
2.3%
|
|
|
|
For Social Security Recipients:
The 2019 Social Security COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2018 over the 2017 third quarter average. The 2019 Social Security COLA will be 2.8% effective with January 2019 annuity payments.
|
Social Security
|
Social Security
|
|
1995
|
2.8%
|
2008
|
2.3%
|
|
|
1996
|
2.6%
|
2009
|
5.8%
|
|
|
1997
|
2.9%
|
2010
|
0.0%
|
|
|
1998
|
2.1%
|
2011
|
0.0%
|
|
|
1999
|
1.3%
|
2012
|
3.6%
|
|
|
2000
|
2.4%
|
2013
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2001
|
3.5%
|
2014
|
1.5%
|
|
|
2002
|
2.6%
|
2015
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2003
|
1.4%
|
2016
|
0%
|
|
|
2004
|
2.1%
|
2017
|
0.3%
|
|
|
2005
|
2.7%
|
2018
|
2%
|
|
|
2006
|
4.1%
|
2019
|
2.8%
|
|
|
2007
|
3.3%
|
|
|
|
For FECA Employees:
The percentage increase in the December CPI-W (1982-84=100) index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase. After the ninth month of the 12-month measuring period for the 2019 FECA COLA the index rose 2.511%
|
FECA COLA
|
|
|
1995
|
2.7%
|
2008
|
4.3%
|
|
|
1996
|
2.5%
|
2009
|
0.0%
|
|
|
1997
|
3.3%
|
2010
|
3.4%
|
|
|
1998
|
1.5%
|
2011
|
1.7%
|
|
|
1999
|
1.6%
|
2012
|
3.2%
|
|
|
2000
|
2.7%
|
2013
|
1.7%
|
|
|
2001
|
3.4%
|
2014
|
1.5%
|
|
|
2002
|
1.3%
|
2015
|
0.3%
|
|
|
2003
|
2.4%
|
2016
|
0.4%
|
|
|
2004
|
1.6%
|
2017
|
2.0%
|
|
|
2005
|
3.4%
|
2018
|
2.2%
|
|
|
2006
|
3.5%
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
2.4%
|
|
|
|
|
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