New Online Social Security COLA Notices
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: November 3, 2023
We are constantly expanding our online services to give you freedom and control when doing business with us. Our new online cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) notices are another example of our commitment in this area.
Later this year, we will post the Social Security COLA notices online for retirement, survivors, and disability beneficiaries with a personal my Social Security account. The announcement of the COLA amount will occur in October, but final benefit amounts won’t be calculated and available until December, when we mail COLA notices that contain the benefit amount for the next calendar year.
These COLA notices will now be available to view and save via the online Message Center inside my Social Security. The Message Center is a secure, convenient portal where you can receive sensitive communications we don’t send through email or text.
This year, individuals will still receive COLA notices by mail. In the future, they will be able to choose whether they receive their notice online instead of on paper.
Online notices will not be available to representative payees, individuals with foreign mailing addresses, or those who pay higher Medicare premiums due to their income. We plan to expand the availability of COLA notices to additional online customers in the future.
Remember, our services are always free of charge. No government agency or reputable company will solicit your personal information by email or request advanced fees for services in the form of wire transfers or gift cards. Avoid falling victim to fraudulent internet “phishing” schemes by not revealing personal information, selecting malicious links, or opening malicious attachments. You can learn more about the ways we protect your investment, personal information, and my Social Security account here.
Social Security’s online services make it easy to have the best experience possible by putting you in control of your time. Sign up for or log in to your personal my Social Security account today and choose email or text under “Message Center Preferences” to receive courtesy notifications so you won’t miss your electronic COLA notice!
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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
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Tammie
What does this cola mean? I have never recieved one.
R.F.
Hello Tammie. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
Lottie T.
What is premium for Medicare in 2019
R.F.
Hello Lottie. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. Thanks!
Sonia G.
Yo quiero saber si es verdad que el retiro va amentar . Cuando se va empezar este aumento y uano sera Yo resibo SSA $ 746dllars y $ 244 suplemento
R.F.
Hello Sonia, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions web page for information about the COLA.
For information in Spanish, please visit us at http://www.segurosocial.gov or http://www.facebook.com/segurosocial.
For Social Security information in other languages, please visit us at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/multilanguage.
Thanks!
Cecly C.
You wasted my time emailing me to sign up for cola notice online when it’s not available!
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Julie W.
If I apply for social security to start in December of 2018 will I receive the COLA in January of 2019?
Efrain R.
i read that cola, cost of living will be getting an increase by Jan 2019 is that true and how much of an increase we will be getting.
richard w.
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Thomas P.
I need to find out how long the VA has been getting cash taken out of my checks monthly. Thank you…
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