All The COLA Adjustments

<br /><br />     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Register tomorrow:<br /><br />The maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly benefit amounts for <br />2017 under title XVI o<br />f the Act will be $735 for an eligible individual, $1,103 for an eligible <br />individual with an eligible spouse, and $368 for an essential

All The COLA Adjustments

     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Regi...

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Tiny COLA

<br /><br />     The annual Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits for this year is only 0.3%. For the average recipient of benefits this is less than $4 a month. For the vast majority of beneficiaries this increase will be completely taken away by the increase in Medicare Part B premiums.<br /><br />

Tiny COLA

     The annual Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits for this year is only 0.3%. For the average recipient of benef...

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0.3% COLA Coming?

<br /><br />     A reporter figures that Social Security's Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for this year will be 0.3%. I'd say that the margin of error on this prediction is no more than a tenth of one percent.<br /><br />

0.3% COLA Coming?

     A reporter figures that Social Security's Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for this year will be 0.3%. I'd say that the margin ...

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