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Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA)
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7 Key Social Security Metrics for 2024
Changes mean higher benefits, higher taxable limits
January 5, 2024
9 States Still Taxing Social Security Benefits in 2024
Missouri and Nebraska are latest states to drop Social Security taxes, bringing the number that still tax benefits down to single digits
December 19, 2023
Social Security Backers Worry Cuts on House Speaker Johnson’s Agenda
Social Security Works, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issue statements warning against Johnson’s call to form “debt commission” that could cut entitlement programs
October 27, 2023
COLA Conundrum: 80% of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection
Survey finds most seniors want Social Security cost of living adjustment based on index that closer tracks costs of households 62 and older
October 16, 2023
It’s Official: 2024 Social Security COLA Set at 3.2%
Today’s announcement means average monthly check will increase by slightly more than $57 per month
October 12, 2023
Official 2024 Social Security COLA Announcement Set for Oct. 12
Final forecast predicted 3.2% raise which would be less than half of 2023’s inflation-fueled 8.7% bump
October 5, 2023
Final 2024 Social Security COLA Estimate Before the Real Thing: 3.2%
Last forecast increases slightly while the official cost of living adjustment for next year will be announced on Oct. 12
September 13, 2023
2024 Social Security COLA Watch: Latest Forecast Steady at 3%
July inflation data didn’t move the needle for The Senior Citizens League’s monthly cost-of-living prediction in advance of October’s official announcement
August 10, 2023
Latest Social Security COLA Projects Increase of 3%
The rise is a 0.3% increase from last month's estimate of 2.7%
July 12, 2023
Hottest Topics of 2023: Mid-Year Review of Most-Viewed Articles
The Fourth of July holiday marks the ideal time to look back at the issues sparking the most reader interest during the first half of the year
July 3, 2023