High Inflation Means Benefits Increase for Social Security Recipients

Aug 11, 2022, 07:00 AM

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People receiving Social Security benefits are likely to see the largest cost-of-living increase in 40 years after July’s annual inflation rate came in at 8.5%. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how large an increase retirees should expect. 

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People receiving Social Security benefits are likely to see the largest cost-of-living increase in 40 years after July’s annual inflation rate came in at 8.5%. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how large an increase retirees should expect. 


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