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Latest "cost-of-living allowance" stories
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Troops overseas to get stability in their cost of living allowance
New law limits reductions to overseas COLA to no more than once every six months.
By Karen Jowers
Veterans, military retirees will see a 2.8 percent COLA boost for 2019
The increase is the largest since 2012 for individuals receiving federal benefits.
Fewer stateside troops to get cost-of-living allowance in 2018
About 28,000 service members will receive the continental U.S. cost-of-living allowance in 2018, down from about 35,150 this year.
By Kent Miller