$1000 cost-of-living payment for É«ÀÇÉçÇømembers
30 April 2026
In 2024, É«ÀÇÉçÇømembers voted to accept an 11.4 per cent cumulative pay offer over three years.
The 2024 pay deal included an inflation safeguard for members at the PSA’s insistence – in the form of a one-off, taxable, non-cumulative cost-of-living allowance (COLA) of $1000 (plus superannuation) should the Sydney Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceed 4 per cent in the second or third year of the deal.
Today it was announced that the Sydney Consumer Price Index (CPI) has exceeded 4 per cent in the March 2026 quarter.
This means all members covered by the 2024 MOU Pay win should receive the $1000 cost-of-living allowance (COLA) payment negotiated by the É«ÀÇÉçÇøas part of that deal.
The É«ÀÇÉçÇøis seeking a meeting with government in respect to the COLA payment.
We will keep members updated.