2025 Fers Cola Update. Most federal employees are now covered by the federal employee retirement system (fers). See also: guide to federal retiree colas:
As inflation cools, the cola for 2025 could shrink from this year’s 3.2% increase to 2.6%. Social security benefits and supplemental security income (ssi) payments for more than 72.5 million americans will increase by 2.5% in 2025.