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DOL 2026 FECA Bulletins Cost of living Raise & FECA Overpayment Process Changes
FECA Bulletin NO. 26-04
The annual cost of living increase for FECA claimants is now calculated by comparing the base month from the prior year to the base month of the current year, with the percentage of increase adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent. 5 U.S.C. §8146(a) establishes the base month for the FECA CPI as December.
The CPI increase, as determined by BLS, is 2.6 percent. The increase is effective March 1, 2026, and is applicable where disability or death occurred before March 1, 2025.. The maximum compensation rates1, which must not be exceeded, are as follows:
$10,268.81…
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