Social Security benefits are getting a big boost in the new year
Social Security recipients will start getting a bigger monthly benefit next month due to an 8.7% annual cost-of-living adjustment to help deal with high inflation.
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Seniors and other recipients are getting the biggest bump since 1981. But tax and Medicare issues may complicate things.
Social Security payments to rise 8.7% in 2023 — highest in decades
With inflation forcing many seniors to cut back on food and medicine, annual cost-of-living hike will boost their income.
Social Security recipients could get $1,900 boost next year
Consumer prices are cooling but remain near 40-year highs, leading experts to predict a big benefits bump in January.
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