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Here’s the 2027 cost-of-living increase for retirees, veterans
Social Security beneficiaries, military retirees and people receiving veterans benefits will see a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in 2027.The Social Security Administration’s COLA announcement Wednesday sets the rate of increase for about 72 million Social Security beneficiaries, but also for military retirees and people receiving veterans benefits. The increase goes into effect in January and is 0.8% higher than…
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House to vote on landmark bill that boosts DOD and VA benefits for some while cutting others
The U.S. House will consider legislation this week that would give medically retired veterans both full military retirement pay and Veterans Affairs disability compensation, as well as allow surviving spouses to retain military benefits if they remarry before age 55.Both provisions are among the 62 consolidated in the Take Care…
Senate committee proposes 3.6% military pay raise, rejecting White House request for more
This article has been updated to include a statement from the Senate Armed Services Committee.Lawmakers must soon hammer out the differences in their proposals for fiscal 2027 military pay raises, as the Senate has rejected the Trump administration’s request for higher, tiered pay raises — a proposal agreed to by…
Doorstep grocery delivery expanding to all US commissaries
Eligible customers will soon have access to doorstep delivery from all 178 commissaries in the United States, commissary officials announced Tuesday.The service, through the Commissary Click2Go program, has been offered at 70 commissary locations since January. Starting June 22, the Defense Commissary Agency will begin rolling out the delivery service…
Unemployment rate for veterans drops to 3.2%, women vets surge on jobs market
The unemployment rate for veterans dipped to 3.2% in May, bolstered by a gains among women veterans despite fears that artificial intelligence could trigger layoffs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report released Friday.The jobless rate for all veterans fell from 3.7% in April to 3.2% in…
DoD should review special needs health care programs to ensure they’re helping military families, watchdog says
Defense officials need to review their special needs health care coverage to make sure it meets the needs of military families, according to a new report from government auditors.The Government Accountability Office looked at the Tricare Extended Care Health Option, known as ECHO, and its ECHO home health care benefit,…