(Washington, DC) – Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) would need to double their rate of growth and Medicare Part B premium increases would need to…
By Mary Johnson, editor The main source of funding for Social Security comes from the payroll taxes that workers pay into the program. But there…
(Washington, DC) – Higher taxes — lower benefits — more complexity. A new, more slowly growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the chained CPI,…
Social Security recipients will get 2% cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment effective January 2018. But despite it being the largest increase in five years, the news is…
Social Security recipients will receive the highest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 5 years, effective January 1st. The Social Security Administration recently announced a COLA of 2%. While…
(Washington, DC) – The Social Security Administration has announced that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase benefits by 2.0 percent for 2018. While the increase is…
(Washington, DC) – Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one – third of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2017 Social Security Loss…
(Washington, DC) – Social Security recipients can look forward to receiving an annual cost – of – living adjustment (COLA) of about 1.8 percent in…
What Your Member Of Congress Might Try To Tell You About The COLA Don’t be surprised if you hear your Member of Congress say that…
Social Security recipients can expect a cost–of–living adjustment (COLA) of about 1.8%-2% starting in January, according to a new TSCL estimate. That continues a trend of…