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Information About 2010 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment

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 With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will not automatically increase in 2010. The following resources provide more information:

Press Release: Prompt Passage of Economic Recovery Act Payment for 2010 Needed - Law Does Not Provide for a Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2010

Effect of COLA on Social Security Benefits

Fact Sheet: Cost of Living Adjustments

Frequently Asked Questions
What are the COLA, tax, benefit and earning amounts for 2010?
What is a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)?
Who determines the CPI-W?
Why is there no COLA for 2010?
If there is no COLA, will my benefits stay the same?
Will the maximum taxable earnings amount change in 2010?
Will the retirement earnings test exempt amounts change in 2010?
If Medicare premiums increase in 2010, will my Social Security benefit be reduced?
How long has Social Security had COLAs?
President Obama Calls on Congress to Extend Economic Recovery Payment for 2010
$250 payment would benefit 57 million Americans, including Social Security and SSI recipients

A brief history of Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments
Actuarial resources
Prior cost-of-living adjustments

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How Cost-of-Living Adjustments Have Affected the Average Social Security Retirement Beneficiary Get Adobe Reader
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