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No 2011 increase for Social Security and federal civilian pensions

Summary ETA told state workforce agencies that Social Security survivor and old-age annuities and federal civilian pensions would have no 2011 cost-of-living increase. States that offset unemployment benefits by pension amounts were asked to account for the unchanged amount. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 05-11
Date issued
January 3, 2011
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of January 1, 2012.
Status last verified October 24, 2026

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2011/UIPL_5-11ACC.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL_5-11ACC.pdf)

                                                            CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                              CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                                                            OUI/DUIO
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                            DATE
             Washington, D.C. 20210                         January 3, 2011



ADVISORY:          UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 05-11

TO:                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:              JANE OATES /s/
                   Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:           Social Security Annuities and Federal Civilian Pensions

1. Purpose. To ensure states are aware that: 1) the social security survivors and old age
retirement annuities and the Federal civilian pensions annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)
will not increase for calendar year 2011, and 2) COLA information may be found on the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site.

2. Background. Each year, OPM posts the COLA information for social security survivors and
old age retirement annuities and Federal civilian pensions on its Web site. The 2011 COLA
information can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/retire/annuity/cola/2011cola.asp.

3. Summary. States that have laws requiring a reduction of the unemployment insurance (UI)
weekly benefit amount by the prorated weekly amount of retired pay and pensions should ensure
that their UI systems are programmed for no increase in the COLA amount for 2011.

4. Action Requested. State Administrators are requested to provide the above information to
appropriate staff.

5. Inquiries. Please direct all inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.




 RESCISSIONS                                               EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                      January 1, 2012

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