Social Security Benefits: Several Significant Facts On Cost Of Living Adjustment 2011

For the 2nd year in a row people who rely on Social Security wont be receiving a cost of living raise. This is only the 2nd time since the cost of living adjustment (COLA) was implemented that recipients have not received an increase. The reason Social Security benefits wont be revised in 2011 is that inflation has been very low. The whole premise behind the COLA is that benefits are revised for inflation thus recipients can sustain increasing prices. If there's no inflation, there is no need for cost of living increase. The latest inflation numbers published by the Labor Department indicates that prices are lesser than they were in 2009, the last time Social Security benefits were raised. The COLA in 2009 was the largest seen in 27 years at 5.8%. The raise in 2009 was so large due to gas prices that sky-rocketed in the summer of 2008. When gas prices decreased, so did the in general inflation rate. While the government can not decrease Social Security benefits if there is deflation (when prices are decreasing), they can decide to not give a cost of living adjustment raise, that has been the case for 2010 and looks to be for 2011. Possible Incentive Payment to Help Seniors Who Depend on Social Security Benefits To help Seniors who depend on their Social Security benefits to help with living costs, Congress will be voting on a $250 extra payment for Social Security recipients to help make up for the fact that Social Security benefits will remain the same for second year in a row. An update will be provided when the bill has been voted on. No Social Security COLA Means No Increase in Medicare B Premiums One silver lining to no cost of living raise is that Medicare Part B premiums wont increase for existing enrollees. A small percent of Medicare Part B participants will pay increased premiums, including people who've Medicare Part B but who are not yet collecting Social Security benefits, people who're considered "high income" and people who're just now enrolling in Part B. But, a "hold-harmless" provision protects current participants from rate increases if their Social Security benefits do not raise, so no cost of living raise for Social Security recipients also means no Medicare Part B premium increase also. Social Security Benefits: Several Significant Facts On Cost Of Living Adjustment 2011 For the second year in a row people who rely on Social Security will not be receiving a cost of living increase. This is only the second time since the cost of living adjustment (COLA) was adopted that recipients have not received an increase. 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