COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES AND POST DIFFERENTIALS

• § 591.202 - Why does the Government pay COLAs?

• § 591.203 - Why does the Government pay post differentials?

• § 591.204 - Who can receive COLAs and post differentials?

• § 591.205 - Which areas are nonforeign areas?

• § 591.201 - Definitions.

COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES

• § 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

• § 591.207 - Which areas are COLA areas?

• § 591.208 - How does OPM establish COLA rates?

• § 591.209 - What is a price index?

• § 591.210 - What are weights?

• § 591.211 - What are the categories of consumer expenditures?

• § 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

• § 591.213 - What prices does OPM collect?

• § 591.214 - How does OPM collect prices?

• § 591.215 - Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?

• § 591.216 - How does OPM combine survey data for the DC area and for COLA areas with multiple survey areas?

• § 591.217 - In which outlets does OPM collect prices?

• § 591.218 - How does OPM compute price indexes?

• § 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

• § 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

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• § 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

• § 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

• § 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

• § 591.225 - Which CPIs does OPM use?

• § 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

• § 591.227 - What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?

• § 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

• § 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

POST DIFFERENTIALS

• § 591.230 - When does OPM establish post differential areas?

• § 591.231 - Which areas are post differential areas?

• § 591.232 - How does OPM establish and review post differentials?

• § 591.233 - Who can receive a post differential?

• § 591.234 - Under what circumstances may people recruited locally receive a post differential?

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

• § 591.235 - When do COLA and post differential payments begin?

• § 591.236 - When do COLA and post differential payments end?

• § 591.237 - Under what circumstances may employees on leave or travel receive a COLA and/or post differential?

• § 591.238 - How do agencies pay COLAs and post differentials?

• § 591.239 - How do agencies treat COLAs and post differentials for the purpose of overtime pay and other entitlements?

• § 591.240 - How are agency and employee representatives involved in the administration of the COLA and post differential programs?

• § 591.241 - What are the key activities of the COLA Advisory Committees?

• § 591.242 - What is the tenure of a COLA Advisory Committee?

• § 591.243 - How many members are on each COLA Advisory Committee?

• § 591.244 - How does OPM select COLA Advisory Committee members?

• Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 591—Places and Rates at Which Allowances Are Paid

• Appendix Appendix B - Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 591—Places and Rates At Which Differentials Are Paid