COLA – Page 14 – Mass Retirees

Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

State & Teacher Cola Base At Crossroads

1996 Reform Serves as Blueprint for Improvements Just over a quarter century ago state-wide policy for the cost-of ...Read More

September 8, 2023: Happy September! Our weekly Mass Retirees news updates are back. After a short Labor Day break, we ...Read More

Base increases & fy23 5% COLA For FY24, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement boards ...Read More

Focus on State/Teacher COLA Base Increase When it comes to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there has ...Read More

PRIT Gains 6.69% Through June After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022 ...Read More

Mass Retirees Note: The budget includes a 3% COLA on a $13,000 base for retirees of the State and ...Read More

Weekly Update: August 4, 2023 In addition to the FY24 State Budget being passed and sent to Governor Healey, this ...Read More

Weekly Update: July 28, 2023 After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022, our ...Read More

Continually improving pension COLA policy has been a key focus of Mass Retirees since our founding in 1968. The recent ...Read More

June 30, 2023: We had planned to take a brief hiatus from our weekly updates, but there is some very ...Read More