2013 pension adjustments and UI benefit offsets

CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                  UI
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                             CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                         OUI/DUIO
             Washington, D.C. 20210                        DATE
                                                            January 17, 2013


ADVISORY:        UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 06-13

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) increased to 1.7 percent for calendar year 2013; 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 2013 COLA
   information can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/retire/annuity/cola/2013cola.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 the 1.7 percent increase in the COLA
   amount for 2013.

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, 2014