Like annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in federal retirement programs, Social Security increases are based on annual changes in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI/W), writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “However, under Social Security eligible FERS retirees get the same increase as those who retired under CSRS, and at the same time,” he writes. You’ll find his column at https://www.fedweek.com