The increase, which starts in January, is tied to a measure of inflation released Tuesday. It shows that inflation has been relatively low over the past year, resulting in one of the smallest increases in Social Security payments since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.
This year, Social Security recipients received a 3.6 percent increase in benefits after getting none the previous two years.
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Just as it always has, it follows the CPI trailing twelve, no news here.
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