ATTENTION
SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION
STANISLAUS SUPERIOR COURT EMPLOYEES
(STANCERA MEMBERS)
SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION
Your StanCERA benefit structure is designed to coordinate with Social Security to avoid duplicating retirement income, control costs, and integrate federally provided benefits with public pensions under longstanding legal and policy frameworks.
Please reference the Social Security Coordination Chart for key impacts your decision will have on your StanCERA Retirement.
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For eligible members, the May 1, 2026 benefit payment reflects your annual Cost of Living increase as follows:
Tiers 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 retired April 2, 2023 – April 1, 2025 – 3.0%
Tiers 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 retired April 1, 2023 and prior – 3.0%
Tier 3 retirees and beneficiaries are not eligible
STANCERA is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide financial audit services to STANCERA. It is STANCERA’s intent to obtain the services of one firm or individual to begin providing services in July 2026.
On January 27, 2026, the Board of Retirement approved the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). StanCERA bases its COLA increases on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area.
The COLA change for retirees’ 2024 benefit is based on the change in the December over December measures (2024 to 2025). The 2024 and 2025 measures were 348.001 and 358.568, respectively. This equates to an increase of 3.04%, rounded to 3.0%.
Cost of Living Adjustments will be reflected for benefits payable in April 2026, which will be paid on May 1, 2026.
As a reminder, Tier 3 members are not eligible for COLA increases.
The StanCERA Actuaries (Cheiron) have provided an Interactive AVR report on how they have completed the June 30, 2025 Valuation. Please click on the link provided to view.
STANCERA is soliciting proposals from qualified law firms and individuals to provide General Board Legal Counsel services to STANCERA Board and STANCERA staff. It is STANCERA’s intent to obtain the services of one firm or individual to begin providing services in February 2026.
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StanCERA is excited to announce our 2025 Pre-Retirement Seminar to be held in-person at our StanCERA office on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Seating is limited. Click below for more information.
