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Benefit Bulletin: September/October 2017

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…

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Social Security Forecast: 1.8%-2% COLA

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…

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Social Security Benefits Lose 30% Of Buying Power Since 2000

Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2017 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released…

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The COLA Was Only 0.3% This Year. Retirees Report Costs Grew By A Lot More

By Mary Johnson, editor Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is provided to help people maintain the buying power of their Social Security benefits as…

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Social Security Benefits Lose 30% of Buying Power Since 2000

(Washington, DC) – Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one – third of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2017 Social Security Loss…

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$210 Billion COLA Cut Proposed To Pay For Trump’s Border Wall

Who will pay for President Trump’s border wall with Mexico? It’s looking increasingly unlikely that it will be Mexico, and that the money may instead…

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Household Spending Up – Social Security Benefits Flat

(Washington, DC) –    Older Americans report that their household budgets jumped substantially last year despite the lack of growth in their Social Security benefits,…

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Attention, Seniors: A New Social Security COLA Bill Was Just Introduced in Congress

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Social Security Benefits Go Up, But Most Beneficiaries See No Increase

Social Security recipients are finally getting a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year that became effective January 1st.  But if you’re like Millicent G., a 72-year-old…

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If “Senior CPI” Used To Calculate COLA, Benefits Would Be 2.1% Higher In 2017 Says The Senior Citizens League

(Washington, DC) – Social Security recipients would get a cost-of-living- adjustment (COLA) that’s seven times higher this year if the annual boost were tied to…

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