The COLA is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners; the CPI-W. The change is measured using the average
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President Trump and a 3.5% Social Security COLA
Someone recently asked me; “Is it true that Trump is giving a 3.5% COLA next year?” That’s a big, NO‼️ The idea that a president
Latest 2019 Social Security COLA estimate – trend is up
The CPI-W for January 2018 was 241.919, and for February 2018 it was 242.988 Both are a significant increase over the previous months. It is
Keep the big picture in mind when thinking about a 2019 Social Security COLA
Those of us collecting Social Security want both small increases in the things we buy and a large increase in the Social Security benefits we
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