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Social Security COLA Announced

Statement

Date: Oct. 24, 2011
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net

Last week, the Social Security Administration announced a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.

The Social Security COLA will take effect in January 2012 while the SSI COLA will begin on December 30, 2011.

This is the first such COLA increase since 2009 and is based upon an increase in the consumer price index as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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