[rehab] COLA - more than just somethign to drink

[Justin Williams]

Okay, so it went from 1950 to 1970 to keep SSdI ?  It's gone up twice this year,, or, or what?  Because I thought it was 1950.
That's great by the way.
 I thought the 1950 was beginning in January.
 Justin
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Subject: [rehab] COLA - more than just somethign to drink

COLA – how refreshing!  Especially when it means more money in your pocket!



Social Security announced the following COLA changes in a document that didn’t seem JAWS accessible, so I copied out the following for you.  For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about, it is the Cost Of Living Adjustment that Social Security does most years.  Starting January 1, 2018, your benefits will go up 2%.

·         To figure out how much it will increase your SSDI, multiply your
existing amount by 102%, or by 1.02 if you don’t like to do percentages.

·         SSI will be $750 per month for an individual and $1,125 for a
couple.  That’s the basic amount, not counting any state supplement.

·         Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) will go up to $1,970 a month.
That’s the amount you have to stay under if you want to keep your SSDI benefits.

·         The Trial Work Period (TWP) amount will go up to $850 a month. If
you are on SSDI and make more than that in a given month, you will lose one month of your nine month TWP.

·         The Student Earned Income Exclusion, which allows students under
the age of 22 to work without losing any of their SSDI, goes up to $1,820 a month or $7,350 a year.  (I bet most people don’t know about that
program.)



Happy earnings, people!



Dick Davis, Chair
NFB Employment Committee
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