MONTPELIER — Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders have joined 18 Senate Democrats in seeking a one-time payment for seniors on Social Security in place of the absent cost-of-living increase. The […]
234.241 CPI-W is the magic number if you are expecting a 2016 Social Security COLA
234.241 is the average CPI-W for July, August and September 2014. To have a Social Security COLA in 2016 the average CPI-W for July, August and September 2015 must exceed that average. […]
2015 Social Security COLA on slight upward trend, but still below 1.5%
230.326; that’s the number that forms the base for any increase in Social Security benefits for 2015. Compare that number to the average CPI-W for the months of July, August and September […]
CPI-W
2014 The CPI-W is the basis for any Social Security COLA. Some people do not believe it is a fair reflection of the cost of living. Others have commented that it does […]
