NALC's Retirement Department assists retired letter carriers regarding their benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). The department also provides help and advice to survivors of retired letter carriers. The current NALC director of retired members is Daniel Toth.  

While active letter carriers will find the CSRS and FERS annuity estimates useful along with the general information in our NALC retirement publications, they should contact Human Resources Shared Services Center at 877-477-3273 for specific answers to their questions or when preparing for retirement (see Counseling). 

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Retiree Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA):

August 2020 cost-of-living adjustment memo

September 11

2021 Retiree COLAs: 1.3% 

The 2021 COLAs for CSRS and FERS benefits are based on the increase in the average CPI-W between the 3rd quarter of 2019 (250.200) and the 3rd quarter of 2020 (253.412).

Based on the September 2020 CPI-W (1982-84=100) of 254.004 the 2020 CSRS and FERS COLAs are 1.3%.

CSRS annuities receive full COLAs; COLAs for FERS annuities are payable for retirees 62 and older and may be reduced by up to one percentage point from the increase in the CPI.

2021 FECA COLA Projection: 1.4% as of August 2020

Based on the release of the September 2020 CPI-W (1982-84=100), the 2020 FECA COLA projection is 1.4%. The September 2020 CPI-W of 254.004 was 1.4% above the December 2019 base index (250.452). The 2021 FECA COLA calculation will be finalized when the December 2020 CPI-W is published during the month of January 2021.

FECA COLAs are applicable only in cases where death or disability occurred more than one year prior to the adjustment’s effective date.

LCPF:

NALC members' donations to the Letter Carrier Political Fund - the union's political action wing — are absolutely critical to help NALC fight for the future of the USPS and ensure retirement security for letter carriers and their survivors.