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Also, some civilian personnel stationed overseas do not receive housing allowances; this may include military dependents working in federal civilian positions overseas, military members that left the service while overseas and were hired into an overseas position, and U.S. citizens hired into overseas positions while traveling abroad.
So, the cumulative COLA in the last two years should have been 6.8%, but benefits only increased 5.8%. For context, the average retired worker received $1,905 per month in December 2023. The ...
The lowest COLA in that timeframe was in 2016 at 0.0%, and the highest was in 2023, when COLA was a whopping 8.7%. The Social Security 2024 COLA increase was a lower 3.2%. Source: Social Security ...
With two months of data still pending, current estimates suggest a 2.57% COLA increase for 2025, which would add about $50 per month to benefits, ... Use a Social Security COLA calculator.
The amount of COLA varies by country and possibly location in a country. The amount of COLA also varies by rank, number of dependents (in the location) as well as living situation (off base may receive more than on base) and the exchange rate between the US dollar and the local currency.
Most new federal employees hired on or after January 1, 1987, are automatically covered under FERS. Those newly hired and certain employees rehired between January 1, 1984, and December 31, 1986, were automatically converted to coverage under FERS on January 1, 1987; the portion of time under the old system is referred to as "CSRS Offset" and only that portion falls under the CSRS rules.
So the 2.5% COLA seniors got this month was calculated based on inflation from July through September of 2024. The Social Security Administration made its official 2025 COLA announcement in October.
The executive order, announced Monday by the White House, said that a 2% pay increase will be given to most civilian federal employees starting on January 2025.