(Washington, DC) – Although there won’t be any Social Security cost – of - living adjustment (COLA) next year, many of the nation’s biggest drug and health plans are sharply increasing costs, warns The Senior Citizens Le ...
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No Cost-of-living Adjustment!
The Social Security Administration recently confirmed there wouldn’t be an annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase to benefits next year. This is the third time in seven years that Social Security beneficiaries ...
What Is Your Social Security Check Missing? About $153
(Washington, DC) – Low inflation is striking another blow to the long - term Social Security income of millions of older and disabled Americans, according to a new analysis by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “For the ...
No Annual Cost Of Living Adjustment Expected For Next Year
(Washington, DC) – A new analysis of government price data confirms there won’t be any Social Security cost - of - living adjustment (COLA) next year, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “There’s been a drop ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 22% Of Buying Power Since 2000
(Alexandria, VA) – Social Security beneficiaries have lost 22 percent of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2015 Survey of Senior Costs by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The findings show a dramatic drop ...
Mega Prescription Costs Pushing More People Into Medicare’s “Doughnut Hole”
Alexandria, VA: Steep prescription drug prices may be pushing more Medicare beneficiaries into the Medicare coverage gap known as the prescription drug coverage “doughnut hole,” warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). E ...
Here’s How To Fix Social Security Disability Without Benefit Cuts
Alexandria, VA: How would Social Security recipients fix the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Program? The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is providing recommendations to Congress this week taken from a national ...
One-Third Of Social Security Recipients Have No Other Income
Alexandria, VA: One out of three Social Security recipients, about 31 percent, say they rely entirely on Social Security for all of their income, according to a new survey from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). With Soc ...
Majority Of Older Americans Say Social Security Benefits Not Keeping Up With Rising Household Costs
Alexandria, VA: Social Security benefits are not keeping pace with rising household budgets, according to the majority of retirees participating in a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The record low growth ...
Number Of Retirees Who Spent Up To Half Of Their Social Security Benefits On Healthcare Jumped 7% In 2014
New Survey From The Senior Citizens League Alexandria, VA: Twenty – five percent of Social Security recipients report that they spent about one – third to one - half of their Social Security benefits on Medicare and o ...
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