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Title: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on June 18, 2021, 03:47:47 pm
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 :glasses-nerdy:

Cola Highest in 13 years!  Says Fox news.

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/06/10/social-security-cola-estimate-for-2022-raised-to-5-3/

What You Need to Know:

It would be the largest increase since 2009, according to the Senior Citizens League, which produces the estimates.

The number is tied to a larger-than-expected rise in inflation.

The 2022 Social Security COLA will be announced in October.


May’s core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose by a larger-than-forecast 0.7% from April and 3.8% from a year ago, the most since 1992, according to Bloomberg. For the past three months, this figure has increased at an annualized pace of 5.2%, which is the fastest since 1991.


Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: linderlizzie on June 18, 2021, 07:52:34 pm
Good to know. Thanks for the info.  :party:
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on June 19, 2021, 03:20:56 am
That would be great if it real happens.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: bretay on June 19, 2021, 05:52:58 am
cool that would be wonderful...   we will see...
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: cathy37 on June 19, 2021, 08:30:02 am
That would be really great if that happened.  Everything is going up except our payments.  My retirement never gets an increase because it depends on the local government to increase what they pay in.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: singletonb on June 19, 2021, 07:30:36 pm
Thanks for the information.  I hope this really happens.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: Nancy5 on June 20, 2021, 03:47:34 am
That would be wonderful if it really happens.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ktheodos on June 20, 2021, 09:00:51 am
Likely due to inflation...partially as a result of the stimulus
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: potluck6 on June 20, 2021, 12:03:51 pm
I asked about. This. Here. Also talk. About. .200. 00 more a month yeah. Right.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: plennis on June 20, 2021, 01:17:46 pm
This would be great for seniors who paid in for their entire life.  Never seem to get much of an increase. 
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on October 15, 2021, 01:19:53 pm
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Decided!  We get a 5.9% increase !! Yay!   ;D
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: dreamyxo on October 15, 2021, 11:09:34 pm
That's great.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: sfreeman8 on October 16, 2021, 08:07:25 am
Now they're saying it will be 5.9%. That's fine but don't forget, Medicare will probably go up 5.8%. Every time we get a COLA, Medicare costs more, too and you wind up losing.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: teresa3200 on October 16, 2021, 12:53:22 pm
That is a really high raise seniors will get. Good for them.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: cateyes1 on October 18, 2021, 08:18:20 am
I hear 5.9 as well and that makes this senior sooooooooooo happy :)
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: potluck6 on October 21, 2021, 10:04:52 am
its 5.9 percent good to know.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on October 21, 2021, 11:43:52 am
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Last increase was very low, $5.00 or so and my Homeowners ins went up $4.00, so I ended with a $1.00 increase!
Really hope this doesn't happen again with this one!
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on October 23, 2021, 07:44:24 am
I hope it happen at all with what they have going on.  Hope we get paid in Dec.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: mrisha on November 02, 2021, 08:10:35 pm
Actually the COLA is going up to 6.0 or better for SS.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ccandpam on November 03, 2021, 06:38:16 am
My Husband is on Social Security. I hope that he gets that big increase for 2022.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: sipingyu on November 03, 2021, 07:06:28 am
I feel that the actual inflation is actually higher than 5.3% if I loo at grocery store prices in my area.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ssarber on November 03, 2021, 08:01:11 am
My parents live on SS and the increase isn't going to come close to the increase in groceries and gas. Too bad our country is going down in flames quickly  :(
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ghunter on November 03, 2021, 08:31:44 am
I hope this is true, I heard 6%, but 5 is good also.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on December 14, 2021, 11:22:30 am
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Got my email from SS yesterday and confirmed the increase.  However, got the notice my taxes were increasing so escrow increased to offset and the amount left over is negligible.  Told you, also Medicare insurance went up 170+ per month.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: teresa3200 on December 14, 2021, 02:11:30 pm
That will help all the retired people if it happens!
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: Jsnugs on December 14, 2021, 02:22:52 pm
I will be looking for that  :present:
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: plennis on December 23, 2021, 02:00:54 pm
The only problem is they also raised the amount they are taking out for Medicare, so I will only be getting about $5.00
more per month.  Same with everyone I have talked to.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on December 23, 2021, 02:19:55 pm
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The Medicare insurance companies raised the premiums, duh.  Covid19 cost us a lot!

Exactly!  35.00 more each month for Insurance and 40.00 Cola equals about $5.00 increase.  We. got. snooked.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: LaTashaS28 on December 23, 2021, 04:08:45 pm
Thanks for sharing, this is good to know
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on December 23, 2021, 07:40:53 pm
Thanks for sharing, this is good to know

You are welcome.  I believe if more numbers were shared regarding Social Security and Medicare, we would all be surprised!   $170.00 per month for Medicare and it used to be $134.00 per month.  No one told me before I started getting the insurance, so how could you know.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: mrisha on January 04, 2022, 10:35:38 am
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 :glasses-nerdy:

Cola Highest in 13 years!  Says Fox news.

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/06/10/social-security-cola-estimate-for-2022-raised-to-5-3/

What You Need to Know:

It would be the largest increase since 2009, according to the Senior Citizens League, which produces the estimates.

The number is tied to a larger-than-expected rise in inflation.

The 2022 Social Security COLA will be announced in October.


May’s core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose by a larger-than-forecast 0.7% from April and 3.8% from a year ago, the most since 1992, according to Bloomberg. For the past three months, this figure has increased at an annualized pace of 5.2%, which is the fastest since 1991.




Actually it is more than that.  It's 5.9%.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ccandpam on January 05, 2022, 05:35:43 am
My Husband is on Social Security and he got over a hundred dollar raise this year.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on January 05, 2022, 09:40:05 am
My Husband is on Social Security and he got over a hundred dollar raise this year.

But did you notice the 14% hike in Medicare premiums?
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: Slee800w on January 19, 2022, 11:23:11 am
I hope that the cola for 2023 is going to be that high as well. If you took a look at the 1975 through 1982 colas it went that high and even higher for several years. Hope from 2023 and on, at least for a few years the cola reaches that high.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on May 22, 2022, 02:10:38 pm
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 ???

I just read an article the says 2023 COLA will be 8.6% increased!   This is due to inflation striking us with higher gas, food and rent!  Anyone else see this?  This will increase Social Security checks by over 140.00 a month for Most people.

A typical monthly Social Security check is about $1,658, according to CBS News. With the projected increase, beneficiaries could see about $142.60 per month added to their checks starting in 2023. That would bring average checks to about $1,800 every month.

https://www.wtsp.com/article/money/social-security-checks-cola-hike/67-8502d0de-909d-45e6-b5ef-0cb9d575d9b0#:~:text=CBS%20News%20says%20because%20the%20cost%20of%20everything,month%20added%20to%20their%20checks%20starting%20in%202023.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: DavidFlores18 on May 24, 2022, 04:06:29 pm
I don't think this is the best solution in this situation, there are alternatives
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on June 02, 2022, 11:53:17 am
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Quote from  ToTru Post on TellWut:

COLA increase for 2023 will be based on these figures if they do not change:

accelerated to 9.2 per cent in March 2022, up from 7.5 per cent in February 2022, 6.8 per cent in January 2022 and 6.4 per cent in December 2021.May 10, 2022
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: Slee800w on June 02, 2022, 04:08:44 pm
I wonder how high the cola is going to be for 2023, I hope it's high, I heard it's going to be high
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: calendria on July 18, 2023, 12:24:14 pm
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 >:(
 COLA is estimated at 3% next year, 2024, according to a forecast from The Senior Citizens League,


That’s much less than the four-decade high 8.7% COLA in 2023 but above last month’s estimate for a 2.7% increase for 2024.

https://www.usatoday.com/money/
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: ancmetro on July 18, 2023, 02:45:16 pm
   COLA is not high enough because of increase inflation. Try to save some money and invest it in CDs to increase your income.
Title: Re: Cost of Living adjustment high as 5.3% Social Security 2022
Post by: cathy37 on July 18, 2023, 03:51:22 pm
This was last year and greatly appreciated.  I hope this year will be just as good as last year.  Things have gone up so much and people need a good increase.