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Tag: social security

  • Prof Patty
  • January 20, 2022

Biggest Social Security Changes for 2022

by John Waggoner, AARP, December 28, 2021  5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to monthly retirement checks and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks.  Medicare Par

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Social Security Information Dec 2021

Retirees in these 13 states play by different Social Security rules CHRISTY BIEBER | THE MOTLEY FOOL | Dec 6, 2021 These are the 13 states where Social Security rules for retirees ar

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 2021

Small boost to monthly benefits starting in January due to low inflation by John Waggoner, AARP, October 13, 2020 The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 13 that its annual

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NY Times

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NPR

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The Progressive

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