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Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

March 19, 2024

Summary

This bill would require the Social Security Administration to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) when calculating cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security benefits, ensuring that COLAs better reflect the spending patterns of seniors. It would apply the higher of CPI-E or CPI-W for benefit calculations. The bill applies to cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or after September 30, 2024.

Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/s-bill/3974

Common questions

What does "Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act" cover?
This bill would require the Social Security Administration to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) when calculating cost-of-living…
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This update was issued by United States Congress.
When was it published?
It was published on March 19, 2024.

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