2022 COLA: 5.9%; Largest in 40 Years
The 2022 COLA will be the largest increase in 40 years, a fact obviously of interest to federal retirees and Social Security recipients.
The 2022 COLA will be the largest increase in 40 years, a fact obviously of interest to federal retirees and Social Security recipients.
How much of a financial impact can the FERS supplement or pension bonus have on a federal employee’s pension?
A private company wants to sell insurance against insolvency. The author explains what life would be like if AIG and Lehman Brothers ran Social Security.
How do you know how much you will receive from Social Security? Your Social Security statement will tell you.
The author says that Social Security may be in a more dire financial state than the latest Trustees report suggests.
Enjoying your Social Security benefit prior to age 65 means less money to pay the Medicare Part B premiums – for the rest of your life.
As a result of a whistleblower’s disclosure, over 21,000 widow(er) beneficiaries may be entitled to receive higher benefits payments.
Inflation is up again in July. There is another higher projection for the 2022 COLA figure to be announced in October.
Social Security recipients are likely to get a big COLA in 2022, but the author notes that this is a major financial burden for the program.
The author says that Social Security is losing billions of dollars that will one day hit retirees directly in the wallet.