Coverage dated October 11, 2021 to October 12, 2021

Social Security recipients get 5.9% increase, but rising prices will offset the boost

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By Tami Luhby, CNN Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost of living adjustment of 5.9% next year, the largest increase since 1982, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday.

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  1. Billings Gazette

    EXPLAINER: Why Social Security COLA will jump next year (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022. Exactly how much will be revealed Wednesday

  2. MyNorthwest

    Social Security COLA largest in decades as inflation jumps (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years

  3. New York Times

    Social Security benefits will rise 5.9 percent in 2022, the most in four decades. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The increase, a cost-of-living adjustment that applies to about 70 million Americans, comes as consumer prices have jumped sharply.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Social Security recipients get 5.9% increase, but rising prices will offset the boost (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Tami Luhby, CNN Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost of living adjustment of 5.9% next year, the largest increase since 1982, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday.

  5. La Crosse Tribune

    Social Security checks to increase by 5.9%, as inflation fuels largest COLA for retirees in nearly 40 years (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security checks to increase by 5.9%, as inflation fuels largest COLA for retirees in nearly 40 years.

  6. Al Jazeera

    US Social Security Benefits will see biggest rise in 40 years (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Social Security benefits will rise by 5.9 percent next year – the biggest jump since 1982.

  7. NBC 6 South Florida

    Bigger Social Security Checks Coming? Why Cost-of-Living Adjustment Will Jump Next Year (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the year 2022.

  8. WFAA Dallas

    Social Security to have largest cost-of-living increase in nearly 40 years (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    The increase affects household budgets for about 1 in 5 Americans, nearly 70 million people, including Social Security recipients and disabled veterans.

  9. Quad-City Times

    Social Security cost-of-living adjustment largest in decades as inflation jumps (opens Quad-City Times)

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    Quad-City Times's feed description

    Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022, the biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years.

  10. Hickory Daily Record

    Big boost for Social Security benefits as inflation rises (opens Hickory Daily Record)

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    Hickory Daily Record's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation

  11. Berkshire Eagle

    EXPLAINER: Why the Social Security COLA is jumping next year (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation has triggered a sizable increase in Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022. The Social Security Administration announced the 5.9% COLA on Wednesday

  12. Tampa Bay Times

    Social Security benefits get big boost for 2022 (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Fueled by economic upturn and inflation, the 5.9% increase is the biggest in decades

  13. The Hill

    Social Security benefits increasing almost 6 percent next year (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 70 million Americans will increase by almost 6 percent next year, marking its biggest increase in nearly 40 years.

  14. Sioux City Journal

    Social Security checks getting big boost as inflation rises (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation

  15. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Social Security COLA to Increase by 5.9% in 2022 Amid Inflation Surge (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    It’s the largest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years following a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

  16. Los Angeles Times

    Why the Social Security COLA is jumping next year (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Rising inflation has triggered a jump in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022.

  17. Fox2 Detroit

    Social Security checks to increase by 5.9% in 2022 as inflation jumps (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    The Social Security COLA amounts to $92 a month for the average retired worker, according to estimates released by the Social Security Administration.

  18. KTVU San Francisco

    Social security annual cost-of-living set to increase in 2022 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the year 2022.

  19. CBS News

    Social Security recipients to get cost-of-living raise of 5.9%, biggest since 1982 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It's the biggest increase in almost 40 years, and it comes as inflation is eating away at seniors' buying power.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Social Security benefits set to rise 5.9% in 2022, the biggest bump in nearly 40 years (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Because of growing inflation, millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in their benefits in 2022, the largest rise in decades.

  21. Washington Post

    Social Security benefits to rise 5.9 percent for roughly 70 million people in 2022 (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The benefit increase is large due to increases in inflation.

  22. Kiplinger

    Retirees to Get Big Social Security COLA Boost for 2022 (opens Kiplinger)

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    Kiplinger's feed description

    The increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 was driven by higher prices for fuel, appliances and cars.

  23. FOX Business

    Social Security payments to jump most in 39 years as inflation surges (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Millions of retirees and other Americans receiving Social Security benefits in 2022 are set to receive the biggest payment increase in four decades, following a pandemic-driven inflation spike.

  24. KTVZ Bend

    Social Security benefits get a huge bump. But retirees need to do more to protect savings (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The announcement that Social Security retiree benefits will rise by 5.9% next year — the largest cost of living increase since 1982 — should be welcome news for many seniors.

  25. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Social Security Recipients Will Get Their Biggest Cost-of-Living Increase in 40 Years (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Monthly checks for retirees will be nearly 6% larger next year.

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