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Elessar Zappa

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39. Mine is $89.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 07:07 PM

Dec 2022

I’m happy as I really need it. Inflation this year has killed me.

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Social Security payments for my wife and I will increase $250 [View all] Kaleva Dec 2022 OP

Excellent. I feel good Excellent. I feel good. I got a raise just by staying alive Walleye Dec 2022 #1

My wife and I together will get an increase of $430 per month. OLDMDDEM Dec 2022 #2

I'm getting a substantial increase wryter2000 Dec 2022 #3

The raise is nice... MiHale Dec 2022 #4

Oh, what a great thing to go toward. Enjoy! Hortensis Dec 2022 #5

Thank you President FD Roosevelt for SS and President Biden twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #6

+1000 captain queeg Dec 2022 #9

Yes, TY FDR!!! & PJB.. yeah, Fuckhead Cha Dec 2022 #11

I ought to get a raise of aboit $200. captain queeg Dec 2022 #7

The wife and I will get about $300/month more RussBLib Dec 2022 #8

Oh yeah.. I'm happy! Cha Dec 2022 #10

That is what I got! sheshe2 Dec 2022 #16

How funny.. in a Cha Dec 2022 #22

:) sheshe2 Dec 2022 #38

congrats BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #48

TY! nt Cha Dec 2022 #49

my increse is $47. AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2022 #12

Too bad the cost of everything went up even higher MichMan Dec 2022 #13

Correct Chuuku Davis Dec 2022 #18

Food, utilities, gasoline, everything DENVERPOPS Dec 2022 #46

We were able to adapt Kaleva Dec 2022 #57

My increase is $298. sinkingfeeling Dec 2022 #14

Why isn't your VA income going up by the same amount? W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #15

I was curious about that too. I get a small monthly disability check from VA, 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #36

My Social Security plus my Veterans SMC L plus my wife's Social Security Dysfunctional Dec 2022 #17

Yes, the extra money will help, Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #19

And increases in property taxes and homeowners insurance. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #40

I happened to wonder if those on SNAP will see a DECREASE in those benefits. Grasswire2 Dec 2022 #20

I haven't seen my SNAP benefits decrease. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #37

right Grasswire2 Dec 2022 #51

About $400 per month Randomthought Dec 2022 #21

Medicare part B rates dropped a little also. Old Crank Dec 2022 #23

I'll get about $180 more according to my calculation... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #24

Huge for a lot of people I know. Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #25

👍 Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #26

My increase is $170 per month. Meadowoak Dec 2022 #27

We will increase around $300/month total mountain grammy Dec 2022 #28

Congrats! I am assuming that we'll get 9.7% still or has this percentage changed? Thanks! SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #29

8.7%. 🙂 MLAA Dec 2022 #31

Ah, my mistake, thanks so much!! (and thanks for the cheerful news this week, we all could SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #33

My increase was 8.7%. So you get the 8.7% minus the add'l amount being charge for Medicare Part B. iluvtennis Dec 2022 #30

The 8.7% increase in my monthly SS benefit amounts to $68. I started early at age 62, but my dh ARPad95 Dec 2022 #32

I struggle with some online abbreviations. What does 'dh' stand for? 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #42

Dear husband, but "damned" can fit, too. ;) ARPad95 Dec 2022 #43

That's alright. You can tell ME it stands for 'Damned Husband', as long as you tell HIM 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #45

He knows he can be a d(amned)h. I don't hold back. ARPad95 Dec 2022 #59

I am getting almost $100 more! Loryn Dec 2022 #34

mine will only be 69 dollars --- my medicare is going up over 100 a month Trueblue1968 Dec 2022 #35

Mine is $89. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #39

Mine increased $169 kskiska Dec 2022 #41

I am happy Rebl2 Dec 2022 #44

We are getting about the same as the OP. Chainfire Dec 2022 #47

LoL! Let us know what she says. Kaleva Dec 2022 #58

Yes, the COLA this year was decent and won't all be eaten up by Medicare B Warpy Dec 2022 #50

Do not let the GOP near Social Security. They are hell bent on destroying social security. UCmeNdc Dec 2022 #52

Ditto - a million times. n/t CousinIT Dec 2022 #61

Enjoy it now. Next year the repub House will probably be screwing us. n/t Liberal In Texas Dec 2022 #53

They can't do shit. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #56

They can screw with our COLA. n/t Liberal In Texas Dec 2022 #62

Wouldn't the Senate have to go along and Biden sign it? Kaleva Dec 2022 #63

Shhhhh .... The greedy ones will just jack up prices to take it. live love laugh Dec 2022 #54

I took a triple whammy the last couple years central scrutinizer Dec 2022 #55

Those of us not yet collecting may never see it at all - or will get 25% less... CousinIT Dec 2022 #60