[NFB-Seniors] Fwd: Social Security Press Release: Social Security Announces 1.3 Percent Benefit Increase for 2021

Wed Oct 14 04:02:44 UTC 2020

I hope everyone can benefit from this !

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From: Helen Lee <helen.k.lee at lacity.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Subject: Fwd: Social Security Press Release: Social Security Announces 1.3
Percent Benefit Increase for 2021
To: Helen Lee <helen.k.lee at lacity.org>

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From: Barron, Guillermo <Guillermo.Barron at ssa.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 9:03 AM
Subject: Social Security Press Release: Social Security Announces 1.3
Percent Benefit Increase for 2021
To:

Good morning Colleagues,

Below is an excerpt from Social Security’s latest press release:

*“Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for
approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021, the
Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.3 percent
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more
than 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2021.  Increased
payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December
31, 2020.”*

View the attached press releases (in English and Spanish) for the full
content.

We have also updated this information on our Press Office
<https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/> page.

Best,

Guillermo Barron

*Public Affairs Specialist*

Social Security Administration

L.A. Metro Area

Cell: (213) 304-5644

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