Members of 50 MERS Plans Will Receive a COLA in 2019

January 16, 2019: Members of fifty municipal (MERS) pension plans will receive a cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) in 2019.

All members of these 50 plans who retired before June 30, 2012, and were previously receiving or eligible for a COLA, will receive a COLA beginning the month following their retirement date in 2019.

More information on which MERS plans are offering a COLA in 2019, along with information on how COLAs are calculated, can be found here.