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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=800 style='width:600.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><img width=1080 height=245 style='width:11.25in;height:2.552in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.ssa.gov/kc/act/p/today-and-tomorrow.jpg" alt="Social Security logo with the tagline Securing Today and Tomorrow "></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width=800 style='width:600.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dear Colleague,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Today, we announced that monthly Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase by 2.5% in 2025. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Visit our <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC4TfsPNHC3g6F1l05WmLgPNz-2FkFea-2FFIPQ95Nfa-2BncmMZiitJg9XrUVFXXDR3CBzOOinn3CaT8RbsXrJuYDanD2Un0AzBTMo-2BBFmXdFnmCEIqUlL_hBmV4Z8zFeO-2BF11pju8KeHMQ2qJpwexAJa8wp-2FauNUnR5C-2By08FHybvLjJJlOHUsp0U5dT-2FkK8-2FXDTQn3uFpBJMgqih7oGnOxDCQsM4yETht6xuPMv5ilwSc-2BMj4VMUJxfVVRBY2gQtScIpI4fjjs-2FzO7RJKi5dPGO7ZQRIcXDLmipeV-2FTqX9uXT-2FiiCZrYXnR-2FR-2BJ72g1n1qtHUyl6-2B6HaIf-2FXefcpznpFcOpaxN85DaJTv5LoLlnWS0y8nIlRtHAMaoyr1qTN8kK4ddJD-2Fxv288wQQU5f2v1dRudMjpgdn9FrMNRtjXuP8uZSN3c8sfAMluYqtciDmy53qNUHm5gYWWj0V69NpOR0GKrXM8a8-3D" target="_blank">blog</a> for details</span> <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>about the COLA and other important news, and</span> <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>view our <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC0sA2ifa1G8yJeuQZiZY9ToEBuhAB6jdZU01JaDhL72D5gv2JpVuej4A-2BeCgxpuJ-2Bw-3D-3D7xiC_hBmV4Z8zFeO-2BF11pju8KeHMQ2qJpwexAJa8wp-2FauNUnR5C-2By08FHybvLjJJlOHUsp0U5dT-2FkK8-2FXDTQn3uFpBJMgqih7oGnOxDCQsM4yETht6xuPMv5ilwSc-2BMj4VMUJxfVVRBY2gQtScIpI4fjjs-2FzO7RJKi5dPGO7ZQRIcXDLmipeV-2FTqX9uXT-2FiiCZrYXnR-2FR-2BJ72g1n1qtHUyl6-2B6OdHUQKgFUxlZlCJrmi3v9J-2F5YD6qlwSIjECQnKXbahfxT46rsrKvc0BAA4YjIDn0mUvxY5g3BLz-2FWpkAAkhkANQvmUdp-2FyeVci3RMjp9Z7qTSDqQvRTA1Dtzt819d8nFSSqFJF0sMbKy5AfS17FtSg-3D" target="_blank">video</a> to learn about our newly designed and improved COLA notice. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I encourage you to share this information with your members, colleagues, affiliates, and other interested parties. Thank you for helping Social Security secure today and tomorrow! </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>