A LAPP pension is partially indexed to protect the value of your money. Over time, inflation wears away your purchasing power, and, without any inflation protection, your pension would not keep up with the cost of higher prices for goods and services that tomorrow will bring.
At LAPP, your pension is adjusted annually with a Cost-of-Living Adjustment, also known as COLA. Each year, your pension will increase at a rate of 60% of the change in the Alberta Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI measures the average cost of a basket of goods and services purchased by Alberta consumers over 12 months. If the basket costs 2% more this year than it did last year, your pension would increase by 60% of that 2% increase, or 1.2%.
This annual pension adjustment (indexing) is guaranteed in the LAPP Plan Text and is a significant factor in understanding why Your Plan has Value. You can read more about inflation protection at Will the Amount of My Pension Change?
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