Social Security: COLA 2023 Projected By Double Digits After Latest Inflation Report

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could see their 2023 cost-of-living adjustment double digits for the first time in more than four decades, with inflation remaining at a consistently high level.

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Inflation rose 9.1% in June over the previous year – according to one report, the COLA for 2023 is set to be around 10.5%.

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If this happens, according to the Social Security Administration, it will be the first time the COLA has reached double digits since reaching 11.2% in 1982.

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Speaking of COLA, the highest COLA ever was 14.3% in 1981.

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The increase or decrease in interest rates by the Federal Reserve controls inflation, so the increase or decrease in COLA will be based on this.

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Comparing the 2022 number to the third quarter average of 2021 will determine the change for 2023.

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According to one report, a 10.5% COLA would increase the average retiree's benefit by $175.10 from $1,668.

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