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Almost 62?  What you need to know about the 8.7% COLA of social security

Almost 62? What you need to know about the 8.7% COLA of social security

Ascent/Pks Media Inc. | Photodisc | Getty Images Current Social Security recipients are set to receive an 8.7% increase in their benefits for 2023 starting this month, thanks to the highest cost-of-living adjustment in 40 years. If you are at or near the Social Security retirement benefit eligibility age of 62, you may be wondering …

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What to know as Social Security's record 8.7% COLA goes into effect

What to know as Social Security’s record 8.7% COLA goes into effect

Catherine Ziegler | Digital vision | Getty Images As inflation kept prices high in 2022, Social Security recipients can expect a record cost-of-living adjustment in 2023. “Your Social Security benefits will increase by 8.7% in 2023 due to an increase in the cost of living,” the Social Security Administration says in the annual statements it …

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Social Security's 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment could affect its solvency

Social Security’s 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment could affect its solvency

Baguette_prapan | Istock | Getty Images The average Social Security retiree benefit will increase by $146 per month in 2023, thanks to a record 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment caused by high inflation. More than 70 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients will benefit from these higher payments. “This is the highest COLA in 40 …

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