Social Security Recipients Will Get Bigger Checks Next Year

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social security pmt $250.00

Heard on the news social security recipients will be getting another $250.00 payment to make up for not getting a raise in 2010. Is this correct?? Can't find anything about it on SS website or on web anywhere.

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Perecoove of AL @ Aug 30, 2009 00:51:39 AM

social security

The people who filed for social securilty last year. There payments began in 2009 did not get an increase for cost of living. Or the 250.00 check. I get a very small social security check. From what I hear I will not get an increase in 2010 because of the high increase in 2009. Since my first check came february of 2009 I was not eligible for the 2009 increase. I think this is unfair to the many people who filed for the firtst time and received their first check in February of 2009. They should be eligilbe for a cost of living increase

in 2010 since they missed the deadline in 2009.

Leigh Blok of WI @ Aug 19, 2009 12:34:44 PM

my raise

I am on SS/SSI Disability what will my raise be?

Donald of OK @ Aug 02, 2009 11:18:41 AM

788.00

soc. in calif. benif. were 907.00 last month and calif. lowerd payments by 4 perc. I thinkg that was the increase u was talking about.

ps of CA @ Jul 21, 2009 19:19:13 PM

Social Security Benefits

Since this article deals with this Years increase, which has already occurred, why is it still here to look at?

It's the 2010 COLA adjustment that we're concerned with now!

Alan Morrison of AZ @ May 13, 2009 15:41:27 PM

my SS benefits

I signed up for my Social security when I was 63, I was told that if I continued workeing when I retired I would receive enough to make up for my penialty. I worked until I was 75 years old and paid ss our of my check. I received a few small amount over the years but after I quit I have yet to receive anything but a cost of liveing increase. Could youanswer or explain why I did not receive anything extra? Thank you.

Lawrence D Gugelman of ID @ Apr 05, 2009 15:23:11 PM

Disgusted with the corruption of our government...

First question I never hear political candidates bring up when running for national office: "...if Social Security is a SELF PAYING system how can it go bankrupt??? How is it that MY monies paid into this national annuity or retirement account are being pushed farther away from my grasp? Age 70 for FULL benefits...give me a break! Let's see one of these crooks actually do it themselves, then MAYBE I will follow...othewise I cannot RESPECT those rules that were establihed by those who steal from Social Security and those who DODGE the obvious question in the first place ("...how can a self-paying system go broke?")...oh dear me, I know...that's political suicide in Washington, is it not?

Fedd Upp @ Mar 04, 2009 00:36:54 AM

lack of increase on check for Jan.

When I recieved my new benefit amount letter, it showed no increase from last year. Why??

Shirley A Kessler of FL @ Dec 21, 2008 13:38:28 PM

In 2007 $3323.00 was withheld from my SS checks because I earned $19,126 in 2006.

Now Social Security is witholding $2300.00 because of what I earned in 2007.

Date of Birth 3/19/1942

I started drawing SS at age 62.

Please Explaine your comment:

"But benefits withheld because you are working aren't lost forever. If you earn more than the income limits in your early and mid-60s after signing up for Social Security, your check will be recalculated to a higher amount when you reach full retirement age."

Jim Slaughter of TX @ Dec 03, 2008 11:28:48 AM

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