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What To Know About The Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustment

Tens of millions of older Americans will see a modest increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is added to Social Security payments.

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Why Social Security Checks Are About To Get A Lot Bigger

The U.S. government announced Thursday that Social Security beneficiaries will see an 8.7 percent increase in monthly payments this upcoming year, the largest increase in four decades.

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Will Generous Social Security COLA Be Offset By Medicare Premiums?

Retirees can look forward to the largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year since 2012 — but don’t break out the champagne just yet.

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How to maximize your Social Security benefits

If you’re one of the 59 million Americans collecting Social Security, the government’s announcement earlier this month that you won’t be getting a cost-of-living raise next year must have been a disappointment.

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No Social Security increases next year

For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next year.

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Why your retirement income could take a hit next year

Retirees are facing a double whammy next year: no inflation adjustment in their Social Security benefits and a whopping 52 percent jump in certain Medicare premiums.

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