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The Social Security Administration set the 2026 federal COLA at 2.8% for Social Security and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities; Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuitants rec...
President Trump submitted an alternative 2026 federal pay plan that would raise base pay by 1.0% and freeze locality pay, while giving certain federal law‑enforcement categories a 3.8% boost . That pr...
Federal retirees will see the 2026 COLA reflected in the January 2026 annuity payment (the payment for December), and agencies say any retroactive amount for the period between the COLA effective date...
The Social Security Administration set the 2026 COLA at 2.8%, which will apply in full to Social Security and CSRS annuities beginning January 2026 (SSA says 2.8%) . FERS annuitants will not get the f...
A 2026 COLA was set at 2.8% for Social Security and CSRS annuities and 2.0% for most FERS annuitants; the FERS “diet” rule reduces FERS increases when CPI‑W is between 2%–3% (leading to the 2.0% figur...
Federal employees furloughed during a lapse in appropriations are entitled to retroactive pay under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has...
Federal employees historically have received retroactive pay after shutdowns because Congress enacted the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 to require retroactive compensation for furloug...
Social Security’s 2026 COLA is 2.8%, set by the year‑over‑year change in the CPI‑W and raising the average Social Security check by roughly $56–$60 per month (average benefit from $2,015 to about $2,0...
Freezing or modifying the 2026 federal pay raise has been justified by advocates of fiscal restraint as a tool to rein in projected compensation costs and realign priorities, while opponents argue it ...
Federal retiree COLAs for 2026 diverge from Social Security and from each other: Social Security and CSRS annuities rise 2.8 percent while FERS annuitants get a smaller 2.0 percent “diet” COLA, all se...
The 2026 COLA was announced as 2.8% for CSRS and Social Security beneficiaries and 2.0% for FERS annuitants; active federal pay raises are a separate matter and the White House proposed a 0% general p...