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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo for the last few years, the meager increase in my SSI Benefits has been gobbled
up by Medicare increases.
For 2009 and 2010, the SSI had no Cost of Living increase.
In 2011, the COLA was 3.6% and for 2012, the COLA was 1.7%.
Just thought I would put that out there.
COSI is a museum in Columbus and the name of a Bus line. Sorry about that confusion. It should have been COLA.
Skittles
(157,924 posts)you have it way better than future generations will
ananda
(30,393 posts)Sigh
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,743 posts)Thanks!
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)I'm not sure where that came from, but it's COLA, not COSI.
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,743 posts)JimDandy
(7,318 posts)And Obama is now the "Eroder in Chief".
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)when I was getting survivors benefits there was an annual increase. It was between 35 and 50 a month per year. When the President too office the annual increases were frozen.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)They were tied to Consumer Price Index and for 2009 and 2010, there was no increase.
At that same time, however, the money taken out to pay Medicare Premium usually disguise any changes in your SS check.
Last year the COLA was 3.6% and this year it is 1.7%.
kickysnana
(3,908 posts)Can I make them take back the raise and keep the $38 dollars?