Question: are csrs retirees getting a cola in 2019?
Answer: All CSRS retirees and survivors receive COLAs. ... Therefore, no COLA was paid under either CSRS or FERS beginning January 2016. From the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019, the CPI-W increased by 1.6%. Therefore, beginning in January 2020, the CSRS COLA and the FERS COLA are both 1.6%.