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Social Security recipients to see cost-of-living adjustment up 3.6%

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.

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  1. Myarklamiss

    Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month (opens Myarklamiss)

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    Myarklamiss's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.

  2. Sun Times

    Social Security recipients will get 3.6% cost-of-living boost, an average of $75 a month (opens Sun Times)

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    Sun Times's feed description

    The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, or about $75 extra a month for the nearly 72 million people who receive monthly Social Security benefits and about 7.

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Social Security recipients to see cost-of-living adjustment up 3.6% (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.

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