2016 pension adjustments and unemployment benefit offsets

CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                   UI
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                              CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                                                            OUI/DUIO
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                            DATE
             Washington, D.C. 20210                         January 14, 2016



ADVISORY:          UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 8-16

TO:                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:              PORTIA WU /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 2016, 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 2016 COLA
information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/my-annuity-and-
benefits/annuity-payments/#url=Cost-of-Living.

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 COLA amount, which remains at the 2015 amount
since there was no increase for 2016.

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, 2017