Public retirees in South Dakota face potential sixth year of less-than-inflation benefit changes

The officials who manage South Dakota’s public employee retirement system said April 1 if current investment trends continue, retirees are likely to see a July 2027 cost-ofliving benefit adjustment similar to the 1.56 percent increase they will get this July.

If inflation stays above two percent as it has lately, that could mean a sixth straight year of increases less than inflation.

Senior actuary …