Each year we announce the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Usually there is an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month, starting the following January. By law, federal benefits increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
The CPI-W rises when prices increase for the things the average consumer buys. This means that when prices for goods and services we purchase become more expensive, on average, the COLA increases monthly benefit levels and helps you keep up with the changing cost of living.
As a result, more than 67 million Americans will see a 2.8 percent increase in their Social Security and SSI benefits in 2019.
January 2019 marks other changes that will happen based on the increase in the national average wage index. For example, the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll tax, as well as the retirement earnings test exempt amount, will change in 2019.
Want to know your new benefit amount as soon as possible? In December 2018, we will post Social Security COLA notices online for retirement, survivors, and disability beneficiaries who have a my Social Security account. You will be able to view and save these COLA notices securely via the Message Center inside my Social Security.
Be the first to know! 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!
This year, you will still receive your COLA notice by mail. In the future, you will be able to choose whether you receive your 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.
You can find more information about the 2019 COLA here.
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COLA does not keep up with the cost of living. Let’s not kid ourselves.
Agree! I’d also love to see a permanent adjustment for women’s “wages” to make them equal to men. When is THAT adjustment coming through, Social Security? (not holding my breath)
If they can fulfill the requirements then they should get the same rate but not just because they are a woman!
I completely agree! Just because one is a woman does not justify getting paid more than anybody else period!
I was a manager doing mans work far above what any man was doing in our 100+ stores and I never received any raise at the top level of pay even though I was rated the best at what I did (above the men performing the same duties} GIVE UP WOMEN!
The last COLA increase for me was $38 however they raised my Part B by $36 so I got a raise of $2 bucks. How is this helping us. Our rent and utilities keep going up but our pay does not. Why are you taking away our increases. Find another way to adjust your Part B and not take our food and money away from us
Same! Wonder how much they will take for part A/B this 2019 ? I’m sure medicare will take it all again except $2, again..
I didn’t even get $2. more deposited in my checking acct. For 2016, 2017, and 2018, I have received the same amt. ea. month after the Medicare deduction. Any small increase in the COLA is eaten up by increases in Medicare. Don’t know yet but I might get a couple of $$ more in my hand in 2019. At least I hope so.
The the medicare part b increases have outpaced the cola for me for the last four consecutive years. Consequently, my net socialsecurity amount has remained staignant.
My social security amount has remained stagnant. Keep reading how many millions of people are receiving an increase, but everyone I talk to is stagnant.
I agree, if someone is receiving other benefits such as food stamps and /or housing, along with Disability,/ SSI the other benefits will decrease because of this small increase. I watched it happen to my elderly parents before they passed a couple years ago. And now myself being on disability.
That’s exactly what happened to me. Social Security Disability gave me a $21/month increase. Then the state of Kansas took $19/month from my SNAP benefits.
I would like to see the % system scrapped and ue the COLA figures to compile a same payment amount to all SS recipients, the % system gives more to the higher recipients than the lower. If a system to use % to conclude the same amounts to all SS receivers it would be better…. simply because no matter what a persons income from SS is, it still amounts to purchases to both are the same, so COLA type increases should also be the same.
I going to be 65 years old on March 13, 2018.but i didn’t have in off earning credit from ssa.i have 25 credit.i need another 15 credit now my claim is pending for my benefits.
Hello Lesly. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a needs based program that gives cash assistance to people with limited income and resources who are age 65 or older, blind or disabled. Please call our toll free number, 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) for further assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Also, you may be eligible to receive social services from the state in which they live. These services include Medicaid, free meals, housekeeping help, transportation or help with other problems. You can get information about services in your area from your state or local social services office. Or you can visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web page for more information. Thanks!
We hope this helps!
Thank you very much. Its greatly appreciated. Ive recently retired this year. I don’t get a large check and I am paying part B and a supplement insurance too. I live with my friend. I can’t afford to rent on my own. Maybe someday part B will be free. I would like to try for Medicaid in 2019 . This is all new to me . I just wanted to thank you for all the updates and making this transition understandable for me. Thank You .
Hello Bonny. Please visit the Medicare website at http://www.Medicare.gov to learn about programs available to assist people with low income to pay for Medical expenses. Many states also have programs to help with Medicare payments. You can find out about them by calling your State Medical Assistance Office. To get the local phone number, call the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at 1-800-633-4227 (TTY, 1-877-486-2048). We hope this information helps!
Does this include SSDI as well?
Yes
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applies to all beneficiaries. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. Thanks!
Is there a way to prevent the state governments from taking our COLA increases? The State of Kansas reduced my SNAP payments as “a result of the 2.8% cost of living increase in Social Security and/or SSI benefits that will occur in January 2019”. [quote from the State’s letter] My COLA increase will be just $2.
Hello there. Thank you for using our blog to ask your question. You will need to contact the state regarding your concerns.
Thank you for your reply. Fortunately, Kansas elected democrat Laura Kelly as governor, so I have hope that social services and education will no longer be cut to give rich republicans tax cuts. Once she is in place, I do plan on contacting someone in next year’s administration.
Think we will ever again see the kind if rases we saw when Mr. Bill Clinton was our man in social seurity. And will the day ever come for any one not to go to a lawer to claim social security benifets?
Will medicare premiums cost more in 2019?
Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. Read more about the COLA, tax, benefit and earning amounts for 2019. Thanks!
Last time I got a cola Medicare part B prem. increase to eat up the increase in SS payments.
I am unable to access my account. I put in the name and user number and get an error message. So show I create a new account or what?
We are sorry to hear that you’re having difficulty accessing your my Social Security account, Kevin.
If you are still having trouble accessing your account, please call our dedicated my Social Security—Hotline. To reach this hotline, please call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”. Sometimes you may have to contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
This site is to confuessing thus worthless and a waste of tax payer money.
All any of the viewers want to know is what % increase for 2019 .
Just more of a wasted news letter.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. Thanks!
Will this raise go on our socpal security checl or mecicare the last few raises I got went on medicare
Ok, WOW…2.8% COLA increase….
BUT… how much will The cost of Medicare and the Suppliments and Advantage programs increase?
Probably thosecosts will offset the 2.8% and the Retired person will maybe have an increase enough for a second cup of coffee at Starbucks!
your absolutely right iris
Who can afford Starbucks?
Hello Iris. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov.
For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center. Thanks!
WOW… is right on for America were we live pay our taxes an die trying to make ends meet not to mention all of you folks out there that had to get a lawyer just to get social security just so the lawyer could end up with 1/3 of your money we are suposed to get at the very ripe very old age of 65 no good to any one except a fast food joint if you can stand on yet feet long enough to get touse burgers to the cuonter with frys nuggets and a soft drink 1/2 waterd down and flat,
How are we supposed to get by when you take our increase for Medi care. Its
literally peanuts
It is nice to receive a raise in our social security (COLA) but we don’t realize it because Medicare is raised to almost as much as our COLA raise BUT our “gross” looks like we got a nice raise but like I said. .. We never realize it. Not fair to people on a “fixed income”. Everything keeps getting more expensive and we have less and less to live on.
I see your point!
That’s why we are encouraged to have our own savings and retirement income.
Wow. Your audacity astounds me. I had a nice retirement fund, insurance, owned a home I could afford, put money in savings every month, had a budget. Made a comfortable income in a professional career. Then the 2008 stock market mess took half my 401k overnight. A year later I was stricken with an incurable progressive degenerative disease and lost my job. By the time I was approved for disability I’d lost my house, gone through what was left of my 401k just to live on, and had to file for bankruptcy. It had never crossed my mind that I could become disabled and destitute overnight, much less how many truly contemptible people there are in the world who hurl this kind of ignorant abuse at others. Watch out that high horse you’re on doesn’t throw you off. Then you, too can feel the nastiness of people who judge others they know nothing about.
Hell yeah!! Exact scenario happened to me now I’m barely hanging on when I used to be financially secure. To the people who judge others without knowing what they have went through beware because Karma’s a bitch
6/11/2019 I’m pleased by the manner in which blog.ssa.gov handles this kind of issue. Usually on point, often contentious, always thoughtful as well as stimulating.
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Shouldn’t have been greedy and put money in stocks. A savings account is safe
I am sorry you experienced such bad luck, and even sorrier that people are using this forum to spew vitriol toward some of our unfortunate and ill elderly. I know many others who have never recovered from the crash of ‘08-‘16 and who now rely heavily on the SS system they paid into all their lives. SS is not enough, but they are sick and can’t work.
We owned a business and cashed out half of our retirement to keep our doors open and to pay staff so we didn’t have to lay them off. The remainder was in RE and the stock market, which were wiped out. The 2.8% sure isn’t much, but I’m hoping the next tax cut will eliminate taxes on SS, which was never designed to be taxed…. a tax bill was written by one political party to add income tax on SS payments for seniors. It’s the same party that went into the fund and took money that was supposed to be invested to build equity in our SS accounts for long-term payouts.
I am locked out of my SS online account….can you tell me what I have to do?
Hello Susan. If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
Won’t Medicare get our increase?
Hello Mary. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced.
Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center. Thanks!
I can not enter my personal info. The site changes my ID to all caps and won’t let me sign in.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
There are times , when I work an hour or two. Unable to stand or walk a long period of time. I make a few dollars. They take out SS# .IT is paid to me monthly. I will be 90 October 30. Do I continue my current procedure. Thank you. This ability to text is fantastic. Betty J. Hunt. huntbetty@hotmal.com.
Hello Betty. Under current law, everyone working in covered employment or self-employment regardless of age or eligibility for benefits must pay Social Security and Medicare taxes. Thanks!
Ssi $20.00 dollar raise this year. Is it another chance for another raise in SSI 2019. It says that looking at an email Thursday October 11th 2019.
Hello Floyd. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center. Thanks!
Glad to hear since everything else is going up. The gas companies are out of control with their constant price increases, which then impacts everything else like groceries, utilities, etc. And of course, City, State, and Federal taxes are up as well.
YES, I agree with you 100%!!!
Thank you so much. Seniors are living longer and increases of everything make it so difficult to survive. I see so many people purchasing cat and dog food to have a meal. $15 can’t feed one person for a month. Yet, $200 per month is given for babies.
I going on 65 years old on March 13, 2018
I apploy for retirement but i don’t have in off earning credit i need to if i will not qualify for benefits from ssa.i have an claim pending
Hello Lesly. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a needs based program that gives cash assistance to people with limited income and resources who are age 65 or older, blind or disabled. Please call our toll free number, 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) for further assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Also, you may be eligible to receive social services from the state in which they live. These services include Medicaid, free meals, housekeeping help, transportation or help with other problems. You can get information about services in your area from your state or local social services office. Or you can visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web page for more information.
We hope this helps!
This is a great idea and I for one appreciate it. Any increase is appreciated. Occasionally I can work from home and make a few dollars. They take the SS# out. It is not consistent, there are times I can walk pretty good, not for long. Thank Heavens for any at all. I do not receive any retirement. With company 35 years.
That’s great, except every time I get an increase so does the insurance. Every year I lose money because of that.
I would like to thank President Trump and the GOP members on Capital Hill for this COLA. Democrats have never done a damn thing except steal from me and the rest of American Legal Citizens. I hope they lose their ass November 6th.
Is that a joke?
That’s definitely a joke!
I completely agree with your opinion on this subject and look forward to additional posts and comments here at blog.ssa.gov. Thanks!
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I replied to your comment, yet it’s been removed. The First Amendment is supposed to prevent Government Censorship.
never happen lyle
I am GLAD, us seniors are getting a RAISE, in our social security, for 2019!
Whenever there is a increase of any kind we don’t get it. it goes to Medicare. I don’t get enough to live on and a few dollars always helps. Why does the government send any information on the COLA increases…when there is no intention of sending nothing, I would love to get more veggies n fruits..but I guess i would always be low income. after working so long.
I agree ! Wonder how much Medicare will go up this year ! Enough to begate what we get from COLA I am sure !
Hello Mary. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Thanks!
The last rise in Social Security I don’t receive a rise in cost of living, well I receive it this time?
Hi, Darlene. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. See “Social Security Cost-of-Living adjustment for 2019” for more information. Thanks!
This would be more effective if someone from Social Security would respond to relevant questions. Does anyone read these comments?
Hello Bill. We -do- have an official social media team dedicated to posting messages and responses to customer inquiries or comments that specifically address SSA issues.
We try to respond to all of your questions and provide general information about our programs.
If you have a general question, we encourage you to ask here. But remember, never post personal information on social media.
Also, please be aware that our official agency responses will always include the Social Security Administration (SSA) seal. Thank you for your support and for using our blog!
I replied to your comment, yet it’s been removed. The First Amendment is supposed to prevent Government Censorship. Now I’m being told this comment is not allowed, again. Why and who is removing my comments?
Our blog — Social Security Matters — gives readers information about a variety of topics, including our programs, online services, current events, and human-interest stories, usually in greater detail than typically shared on our other social media platforms. Our blog encourages discussion and offers important retirement and disability-related solutions. While we welcome general participation from all of our followers, we ask all participants to please be considerate and polite to others when posting comments. While Social Security aims to create an open discussion related to the content on this blog, and encourages helpful and useful comments, please note that this is a moderated communications platform. Please visit our “Comment Policy” page for more information on this topic.
Also, please be aware that our official agency responses will always include the Social Security Administration (SSA) seal, and that we have an official social media team dedicated to posting messages and responses to customer inquiries or comments that specifically address SSA issues.
Thank you for your support and for using our blog.
When will the issue about a “chained CPI” be discussed and will that information be on this site?
Please visit the United States Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics for information on this topic. Thanks!
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The way I pick up social security benefits from the first quiz test? That I understand
1. I get one I am not married. So I get social security benefits from my parents steal to these day; for living in Second Class America
2. I steal pay off all my social security benefits all the time so then the quiz says , ” that I get the social security benefits anyways”, . Because they will come looking for me. If I don’t pay because I make more then $2,000.00 in income.
3. I get “Division of Family Children”, but I don’t know why I half to claim it because my children have family trust funds.
It seems like somebody is trying to steal a really big family trust fund?
4.. I got (PDP) also but I don’t know why. Except it is Inheritance?
5. I am not married
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Please quit referring to the citizens and other people in this country as ‘consumers.’ It’s a belittling, dehumanizing term, with parasitic overtones. I would like to meet the bitter sot who first spit the term through his teeth as a measure of his peers and poke him in the eye. Then I’d lecture the ignorant who continue to mindlessly use the term, as I will now do. The people of this country do much, much more than consume. We produce. We protect. We nurture. We create and invent. We support. We love. We pass on our traditions. We raise children. We improve. We support each other. We pay the lion’s share of taxes. We defend. We punish. Government needs to have more respect for the people it serves, and one of the first things it needs to do in recognition of this imperative is to stop referring to the greatest citizen family on this planet as consumers.
Does the increase in Social Security make any difference? Medicare will come along and increase the monthly cost for them like they did last time we got a 2% Social Security increase!!!
Hello Bernardo. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security Message Center.
Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. Thanks!
I read on line that we will get a 2.8 increase, in Jan. Will this increase go to me or the cost of medicare? Thank you.
Hello Linda. The 2.8 COLA increase is applied to your Social Security benefits, information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security Message Center. Thanks!
You said this so get your act together and announce the change for 2019 at the same time. Oh is that over your head?
Hi John. Social Security does not administer the Medicare program, it is administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). You can go to http://www.medicare.gov or call Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) for their 2019 changes.
It’s nice to get an increased Social Security Benefit, however it would be nice to know if there will also be an increased cost of Medicare, so it can be determined what the actual net Benefit will be to Seniors.
Thank you for your comment, Terry. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced.
Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security Message Center. Thanks!
I assume the increase will also apply to the Medicare cost and therefore be null. So pathetic.
Hello Jane. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced.
For more details about the new COLA, visit: http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
But the medicare increase will take care of the increase..so what is new
Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced.
For more details about the new COLA, visit: http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
Does people on disability get a raise
The increase applies to all beneficiaries, Kathie. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018.
For more details about the new COLA, visit: http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
Just tell us the increase and cut out all the hype about it
Hello John, for more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
My drug plan Part D Medicare went from $20 to $25. So let me think a little , I think it went up over %20 percent? Whats this 2.8 % percent bullshit about. Don,t these people that come up with this 2.8% know anything about Math. The great Fleecing of America, Quit giving it to every one that hasn’t paid into the system.
I only hope my Medicare doesn’t go up $40 to off-set any real COLA increase.
Hello Michael, Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security Message Center. Thanks!
Will our deduction for Medicare increase too?
Hello Emily. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center. Thanks!
Thanks for the information, i got one other thing to inform you about it, im living overseas since 2007, i retire on 4-2007, wel at about the same time i acesse mi SS acc w, since last year for some some problems with mi logtop i no longer can acess mi ss acc, wend i try to sing in, it does not go true, then i try to give mi information and i get a resonse tel me they dont have anny information about mi ss num, even mi name, well i try to do it again, and got a unser that mi information is there,so i canot make it again, i agree, but it makes me think wy they dont have the information, wend i try to login but then teling me they do have it wend i try to make as new, til now as i ask for anny help, never got a unser, and stil i canot singin on my SS ACC, and i do get emails like today from you with information important to me, sorry for the long message, thanks.
JOSE M. JORGE
Thank you for contacting us, Jose. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate you trying to use our online services. At this time you must have a U.S. mailing address to create or to access your online account. The “my Social Security” authentication system requires address verification as one of the essential criteria for issuing an account. People with APO/FPO/DPO addresses can create an account overseas, but our system does not support registration and account creation for users with a foreign address yet.
For assistance related to their Social Security benefits, we recommend that individuals living outside the United States contact their nearest Federal Benefits Unit or U.S. Embassy in their area (by phone or email). Also, our Office of International Operations home page provides more information to assist our customers living abroad.
We hope this information helps!
Each time we get an increase in out SSI, Medicare also is increased by the same amount so we, as seniors don’t see an increase so why bother to tell us?
Thank you for your comment, Anna. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov.
For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center.
Question, will a portion of this increase be subject to Medical payments. The last time my parents received the increase, they were not awarded the full benefit of the increase because they took a big portion for Increased Medical.. That is so wrong…
Hello Kimberly. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center.
Thanks!
Can’t get too excited until I see how much Medicare premiums increase, which I had hoped you would have included in your report.
As you know, prior years premiums increased in many cases, the same, or almost the same, as the amount of S/S increase. So I think I’ll wait before spending anything extra!!!😕
Hello Ron. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov. For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center.
Thanks!
Why is it that the COLA is so low and the Part A medical premium goes up more than the COLA? Participants are not really getting an increase it is actually going back to SS. Plus a few dollars out of out check.
Will the 2019 COLA be added to our Medicare deduction or will we get that in our monthly net income? Thank you.
Thank you for your question, Jeri. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov.
For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center.
That’s lovely… I’ll tell my mother. She received a raise in 2018 of 2% and it went straight to Medicare. So, in reality, she received zero raise to help her offset the cost of living. For the past three years she has received the same monthly amount despite the fact that her living expenses increased so I truly hope that in January 2019 she will finally get to see some increase actually go into her pocket. Keeping my fingers crossed for her and all the others that rely so heavily on that income.
Nice and Thank you.
And California will remove it like they did last year!! Why bother?
If they are increasing SS does that mean it will run out of money earlier than predicted
Hi Bert, you may find the most recent Social Security Board of Trustees report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds of interest. Thanks!
How much increase will we get this year?
Hello Marilyn. A 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2019 was recently announced for the more than 67 million Americans who receive monthly benefits. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
The 2.8% increase is welcome. Any increase is welcome for us old folks. However, it is not a feather in cap for Jim Borland. It is nothing extraordinary. The Cost of Living increase would actually justify an increase of 5%.
However, who am I, to complain. We love America.
Who qualify for next year rise
I will believe it when I see it. I have not had an increase in SS in at least 4yrs. Maybe because my SS is so low.
I need at least a $ 800.00 a month increase to keep up with cost of living going up. Meat prices are up, gas is up health insurances are up. I live in poverty. Work 60 years for poverty. And they say this is a great nation for who the millionaires. Who else.? It would be nice to eat something besides noodles. But this is a great nation for the immigrants. They get welfare just because they came here. Free cable, electric, housing, food stamps , etc. While I get poverty. This is a great nation for the millionaires.
The SSI Program is vitally necessary, but too unfair effecting very SICK and Elderly Poor Americans – several changes should be made immediately to relieve the unscrupulous burden that the outdated requirements impose on these very vulnerable Citizens!
I am concerned whether the 2019, 2.8 S.S. increase will be a repeat of the 2018 increase, where the monthly receipt increase was only $2.00, after increase deduction for Medicare. (One of only a minute number of increases in the last 10 years.) I much prefer using the increase for nutrition foods than doctor’s visits.
They Give COL (Should Be Named Poverty Tease)
And Deduct More
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Too bad I have to VPN and spoof an American IP address to get here and then sad that I cannot create a MyAccount since I do not live in the USA. Thanks for nothing.
How much of the increase will go toward Medicare insurance ? 2018 January was COLA increase most of it went to the medical coverage , except $ 2 for my SS disability income. If most of the Medicare insurance company get another $ 34 more dollars again ?? If so that will get $ 160 a month out of SS check.
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We get a raise in Jan. But it goes to Medicare. So no raise in social security check.
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How can I attain a document that shows the amount of my benefits for 2019?
I just hope it shows up on our checks next year instead of all going for premium costs….
Thank you for you user-friendly, thoughtful and informative website for social security recipients!
Thank you, Carol! Your thoughts are important to us and we’re pleased when feedback is positive. We try hard to provide the best possible service to our customers and your satisfaction is our reward.
I more or less share your take on this topic and look forward to additional posts and comments here at blog.ssa.gov. Thanks!
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what will be the increase cost for medicare in 2019,when we get our 2.8% increase. Thank you, Bill
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I just got on medicare and my bill is for $670.00, Why is that. I do not have the money to pay. Do I need to take my SSI out to cover this cost?
Thanks for your question, Castelia. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community to work with their local office on specific questions about their case. You can also call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wait times are generally shorter later in the day. We hope this helps. We hope this helps.
We will never see the increase in the COLA because living of a fix income like SS you have to depend on the SNAP program, or low income housing assistance, and they cut your benefits and raise your housing cost so that you still can’t keep up with the cost of living.
A nice warm cup of helmlock is a lot better than starving to death from no enough money to even live 100% below poverty level. America home of the brave land of the inslaved.
It’s about time. I wish the Washington crowd at the White House had to live on what my husband and I live on.
I have hoped every year we would get a raise on our social security.
Maybe I can buy me a coat for winter.
Thank you,
Carol Haller
challer@columbus.rr.com
In 2019, how much can a blind person make a month and retain there benefits
i am disabled and my wife also,she has not worked enough hours to get disability on her own due to her her brain stroke,was told i could claim her on mine as a dependent as she turns 50,called in now they say not till she get to 62,which is right.HELP we are not making ends meet,she used to get s.s.i,but when i got my disability they say i make 21.00 to much for any help with food stamps or any other things like health care,they want 295.00 a month for her to get any coverage.Michael
I will be 65 in January2019 will my check change??
Does the 2.8% mean I will get almost a $1,800.00 raise in 2019?
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while Rep, and Dems have raped the surplus social security system and the pennies we seniors are receiving, millions of seniors have had to file bankruptcy and are losing their homes , but no one has in congress or social security advocates has approached this problem . WHY
what is going to happen with part B cost stay same or increase?
Will this 2019 COLA increase go into my pocket and not Medicare?
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Why can’t I have a My SS account as I live in Australia? This is totally unfair! I think I have a right to be able to do things online as other Americans do. I am still an American citizen and plan to remain one, even when I get Australian citizenship.
Please don’t tell me to contact the Manila SS, they tell me they can’t do anything thereQ
We apologize for theinconvenience, Pamela. The “my Social Security” authentication system requires address verification as one of the essential criteria for issuing an account.
At this time you must have a U.S. mailing address to create or to access your online account from outside the United States. People with APO/FPO/DPO addresses can create an account overseas, but our system does not support registration and account creation for users with a foreign address yet.
For assistance related to your Social Security benefits, you can contact the nearest Federal Benefi Unit or local U.S. embassy in your area, by phone or email. Also, our Office of International Operations home page provides more information to assist our customers living abroad.
We hope this information helps!
Like the site– very user-friendly and lots to think about!
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I have a question, I applied via phone call for my Husbands Benefits…am I getting my Husband Richard A Butner social security benefits as I requested. he died May 15, 2015 ( 4-8-35). Its a little confusing. I opened my work history and expected to see his employment contribution to social security. Am I missing something? Thank you.
We are sorry for your loss, Barbara. Generally, individuals will only have access to their own earnings record. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks.
please call me at 202-365-4140 to discuss the amount of my medicare deduction
Hello Joel. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Or contact your local Social Security office directly. Thanks.
Why is my mother who is 74 Years and my father who worked after retirement is now 85 still paying on Medicare and Social Security WHEN THEY ARE RETIRED? My god what more you going to do to these people who just want to retire, without this crap.
I LIKE THIS SITE. VERY INFORMING
Thanks for your feedback, Sharon!
Is the COLA amount increase a monthly amount or yearly, divided into the months.
Hi Deborah, thanks for using the blog to ask your question. Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits.)
Read more about the Social Security Cost-of-Living adjustment for 2019.
My 89-year-old mother has been disabled for the past 5 years or so. She has been receiving Social Security since she was eligible.
My 3 questions:
1. Is she eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance?
2. Would SSDI pay more than her Social Security benefits?
2. Would Social Security Disability help with her now Health Care Facility?
Hello Neal. Under current law, a person who has reached his or her full retirement age (Currently 66) and is receiving Social Security retirement, is not eligible for disability benefits.
Disability benefits are established at a higher rate. Social Security disability benefits automatically change to retirement benefits when disability beneficiaries attain their full retirement age. Benefits are not interrupted with this transition and the benefit amount will generally remains the same.
Your mother may be eligible to receive additional assistance from the state where she lives. These services include Medicaid, housekeeping help, transportation or help with other problems. You can get information about services in her area from the state or local social services office. Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) may cover care in a certified skilled nursing facility (SNF).
Also, you can visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web page for more information on assistance programs available in her area.
We hope this helps!
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Called to see if my kids were able to get binifets and thdy said yes do aver the phone interview and give them a copy of birthcrtife how much will I be getting with my two kids I get 750 with ssi diss I
Hello Jennifer. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks.
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Will there be an increase for Part B taken from my SS amount?
I was awarded Disability in July of 2006. At the hearing I was told that in two years when I turned 62 that I would have to choose whether I wanted Disability or SSI. My attorney said to pick which ever paid the most! Of course!
I was never contacted by the SSA in order to choose, and they gave me SSI. I feel they did this because it was the lowest, but that’s irrelevant.
My questions are: Can I request to choose now, or is it too late? Will I have to go through another appeals process in order to do this?
I abhor government agencies because they transfer you here, to there, and back to where you started from most of the time. You accomplish nothing! I then blow my top and we all hate each other! Hopefully this forum will guide me in the right direction.
Thank you in advance for your time, and any information you might provide.
Hello Edward. We pay disability benefits through two programs: the Social Security disability insurance program (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a needs-based program that pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, on the other hand, are based on earnings and are not subject to income and resource limits.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits automatically change to retirement benefits when disability beneficiaries attain their full retirement age. Benefits are not interrupted with this transition and the benefit amount will generally remains the same.
SSDI benefits are establish at the highest rate, based on your earnings and previous years of work.
We hope this information helps!
thanks I was able to find out what I wanted to know.
How and when can I change the tax deduction on my social security check
Hi Joanne. Thank you for your question. You can download the form or call the IRS toll-free at 1-800-829-3676 and ask for Form W-4V. When you complete the form, you can choose to have 7, 10, 12, or 22 percent of your monthly benefit withheld for taxes. See our Benefits Planner: Withholding Income Tax From Your Social Security Benefits for more information.
I have a friend who wants to know if we are getting a raise on our ssi benfiets for 2019
Hello Debbie. We recently announced a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2019 for the more than 67 million Americans who receive monthly benefits.
The COLA will take effect with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments paid on December 31, 2018, and Social Security payments paid in January 2019.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
HOW DO I GET A COPY OF MY NEW COLA BENEFIT STATEMENT FOR 2019? LOST ORIGINAL MAILED NOTICE.
Hello Martha. In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper.
Read more about the Social Security Cost-of-Living adjustment for 2019, here. Thanks!
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE MY 2019 STATEMENT ? I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF MEICARE PART “B” DEDUCTION. THANKS,
Hello Ben. If you need proof you get Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security (SSI) Income or Medicare, you can request a benefit verification letter online by using your personal my Social Security account.
Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov.
In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. Thanks!
Thanks very much for the info.
We’re pleased we can help. We appreciate your thoughts. Thanks for your comment!
Seriously are we getting an increase in benefits for 2019? Just got one last year
Hello Janet. For more details about the new 2019 COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
You send email about my cola notice on line but it is impossible to find it after logging in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just wasted far too much time only to discover it is no where to be found!
Totally disgusted with your web site!
terrible web site
Is MEDICARE going to go too?
I don’t see the point of even giving out COLAs when Medicare takes 3/4 of it. That means that SS is nowhere near keeping up with inflation. Considering last year when most of my increase went to Medicare, I am far behind. And under Obama, I didn’t get a dime. It is very misleading when you say we will get a 2.8% increase as we are expecting that applies spending income. Than it doesn’t. It doesn’t really matter too much in my case right now, but it might in the future.
I need a copy of benefits to be paid monthly in 2019.
I am getting an extra $45, but $1.50 will be deducted for Medicare, so I am happy. With my private pension we are making it because as you know with just social security most people suffer trying to pay bills and living from month to month on so little.
Neither my husband, Kayo Silvernale nor I, Kathleen Silvernale have received our new social security cards. We moved 51/2 years ago, perhaps our address was never changed. Former address P.O. Box 164. Currie, Mn 56123. New address 15001. Burnhaven Dr. #112, Burnsville, Mn. 55306. Please reply what to do next. I cannot set up a social security online account with our old SS numbers
Question: With a 2.8% COLA increase, what will the Medicare cost increase be?
who can get cola
I set up my account 7 years ago an have never used it. I cannot log into my account now nor can i recover it due to changing my email address an forgetting it. How can i recover my account
Hi Jenny. If you are unable to access your my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Hope this helps.
2.8% cola is repulsive when people are getting raises from $7.25 an hour up $10 to $15. per hour. they get that just to keep up. or get a little bit ahead. How far does $estimated $21 per month take a person on SSI who didn’t ask to sick and is nearly forced to move in with someone they don’t even know. This is truly a sad day for our government.
is there going to be an increase in 2019 i think we have a 5.00 dollar raise in 5 years
Hi Shirley. Recently, we announced a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2019. More than 67 million Americans who receive monthly benefits will automatically receive the increase.
The COLA will take effect with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments paid on December 31, 2018, and Social Security payments paid in January 2019. You can find useful information on the 2019 Medicare changes, when announced, at http://www.medicare.gov.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola.
I’ve not received any “Notice that my Social Security Disability, is “Raising for the Year of 2019.” How or when will this, 2,8%, be “Mailed to me.”?
Hi Margaret. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Great
I did not get this year the”Medicare & You 2019″ book yhis year. Please send me the book in this address:-
Subhas C Das
Valley Oaks Dr,
78641.
Thank you.
Hi there. You can obtain the Medicare and You Handbook 2019 by visiting Medicare.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY 1-877-486-2048).
This is a very helpful publication. Great information. “Thanks!”
There’s more lies coming from your fucktards mouth you say there will be a cola you are a bunch of fucken liers that like to make people believe it and you all give them the sucker you’re despicable and outrageous shady practices are the most sickening i would not let my dog apply for benefits you all are a bunch of fucken crooks that tells people one thing then tell another thing so I don’t fucken believe you bunch of fucken cockroaches there’s not going be a cola I don’t believe you go back to your fucken layer where you belong and shut the fuck up I don’t believe you! And tell the fucken truth bitch!
when will i receive my social security benefits notice in the mail for 2019? It is important that I receive it soon.
Hi Lillian. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
The site will not let me sign. Please help.
We need a bigger raise. Went how long without one thanks to Obama and Congress. 2.8 isn’t squat for someone who doesn’t get much in the first place.
Will the Medicare part B premiums increase as well?
Hello Antonio. Information about Medicare changes for 2019, when announced, will be available at http://www.medicare.gov.
For Social Security beneficiaries receiving Medicare, Social Security will not be able to compute their new benefit amount until after the Medicare premium amounts for 2019 are announced. Final 2019 benefit amounts will be communicated to beneficiaries in December through the mailed COLA notice and my Social Security’s Message Center.
What if I do not wish to go through this process right now but wish to view 2019 numbers to balance a budget for 2019?
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Wat are the ages to retire the years you were born in like me 1960 is it 62 n 65 or 65 n 67
Hi Michael. You may start receiving benefits as early as age 62 or as late as age 70. Monthly benefits are reduced if you start them any time before your “full retirement age”. Your full retirement age depends on your date of birth. It may be between age 66 and 67. This could affect the amount of your benefits and when you want the benefits to start.
The Benefits Planner: Retirement provides detailed information about Social Security retirement benefits.
So are we going to get the full amount of are we only going to get 5.00 again which doesn’t pay for a gallon of milk why does this keep happening l can not work because l have MS l can’t drive because of that but yet the top people that don’t do a thing for us but they make so much they don’t care about is !
I work from the day l was 16 years old till 2009 when my ME got the best of me I am now 71 lost my husband 4 yrs ago on thanksgiving day the 22 . So l lost his pension so all the AD and Medicare l pay for why l was working l get 5.00 something is wrong and it need to be fix !!!!!!!
How much am I get in my ssdi for cost liveing
Hi Emerson, thanks for using the blog to ask your question. All monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018.
I need the letter stating how much social security i will get in 2019 less deductions. H James Stark, 4601 Kanawha Ave se, Charleston, Wv 25304. My wife got hers but I didnt get mine.
Hi There. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
If you’re getting $968.00 a month, then what’s the 2.8% raise amount that’ll be added to recipients getting this every month.
Hi Calvin. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I am trying to find out my and my wife’s benefits for 2019. Every time I try to set up an account I get rejected? Don’t know why. Have the new benefit statements been mailed out yet?
Thank you1
Hello Dominic. Beneficiaries will receive their COLA notices by mail later this year, during the month of December, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. See Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2019, for more information.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
I just got my Social Security statement for 2019, and instead of seeing a 2.8 percent cold, I will be losing $ 82. Why? Nothing else has changed.
Hello Barbara. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
Should I have received my letter regarding the new 2019 rates by now? My neighbor got her letter this week.
Hi Nancy. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification. The mailings are staggered so everyone doesn’t receive them at the same time.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
When will I receive my Social Security Benefits Summary?
Hi Robert, thank you for your question. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Have the 2019 ss benefit award letters been mailed yet?
Hi Maria. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when can i get the proof income letter
Hi Robert. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
what is the amount added with the 2.8 increase to my 676 monthly amount
Hi Manuel. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot look up your benefit information. To inquire about your benefit amount, you will need to contact your local office or call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Please email me at arlene.rink@gmail.com when you know the amount I can expect to receive in 2019. Thank you.
Hi Arlene. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
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I am tried to get my 2019 Benefit award letter for myself. All a get is a general write-up of the benefit increase. I can not locate a personal letter that is required for my insurance reimbursement. Please help. Thanks. Gordon.
Hi Gordon. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
When will the 2019 Social Security Benefit Award Letter become available to see?
Hi Barbara. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
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I did not understand about the last question asked, that the reason why I had to not answer the question.
I need a sheet from social security saying how much will get taken out of my check for year 2019
Hi Colleen. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
The biggest mistake the government makes in adjusting social security benefits is really not knowing the true increases in the cost of living. The year we got no increase in benefits BECAUSE there was NO cost of living increase my rent went up $40 and my electricity went up $60 and not long after gas went up about 13 cents a gallon.
In the first place social security is so far behind times in being able to support a person without 2 to 4 people having to rent a place together that it’s just not funny. I believe that the people that adjust social security live for a year on the persons social security that only draws about $600 to $1000 per month. The lowest should be adjusted up to at least $1100 a month. Believe me we are at the mercy of the adjusters, that’s why some people are homeless, they can’t afford $1200 a month rent on $600 a month. Also the government should put a freeze on greedy landlords rent. It hasn’t been that long ago that the government put a freeze on several things and appointed an Insurance Commissioner to control Insurance and all that amounted to was Zero.Thanks for listening.
Hi Jerry, thank you for using our blog. By law, the Social Security Administration uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the Department of Labor to calculate Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). Based on this year’s calculations, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
hello, I have been trying to log in to my social security, but you can’t find me. I can’t seem to find a number to call. I have not received my new ss card with the new number, and I haven’t received my statement to see what I will be earning starting in January 2019. could you email me that statement?
I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
Patricia Stiefel
Hi Patricia, thank you for your questions. Sorry to hear you are having difficulties accessing your my Social Security account. For assistance with your account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office.
As far as receiving your new card with the new number, you may be referring to your new Medicare card. Your new card will automatically come to you. You don’t need to do anything as long as your address is up to date. Mailing takes time. Your card may arrive at a different time than your friend’s or neighbor’s.
Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
It sounds like you may need to update your mailing address. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to change your address.
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I RECIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL A COUPLE DAYS AGO. STATED I AM TO GET A 2 DOLLAR INCREASE IN MY SSI DUE TO COS OF LIVING. WHAT A SHAME YOU DO TO PEOPLE. 2 DOLLARS AVG TO NOTHING AND IS A EMBARRASSEMENT. YOU SHOULD HAVE KEPT THAT.
I have not received my COLA notice as of Dec 3, 2018. How may I obtain this information?
Hi Claudette. Your COLA notice will be available online in the Message Center of your my Social Security account in December 2018. Although you will still receive this COLA notice by mail this year, in the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
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if I am only getting 387 a month what will I get in January 2019
Hello Sheila. During the month of December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY 2019 BENEFIT AWARD LETTER IN THE MAIL ?
Hello Joseph. In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security.
This is a secure, convenient way to receive COLA notices online and save the message for later. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola.
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got my notice I lost again this year no raise. Mine went to a rise in the medicare medical insurance, that is what they don’t people are the increases in medicare medical insurance. grrrrrrr.
Just got my wife’s notice for 2019, net 0 nada penny. Can really count on our government to look after its citizens.
I want a simple answer to a simple question. What will be the medicare premium that will be taken out of my social security each month in 2019?????
Hello Jeffrey, the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $135.50 for 2019. please visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) web page for more information. Thanks!
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My social security card is so faded that you can hardly read it how do I get a new card. I punched on that link but it would never come up. ThanksE
Hello Edward, we prefer a government issued document with your picture, as proof of identity to replace your Social Security card. If you do not have one or you cannot get one within a reasonable amount of time, we may be able to use other documents such as:
•Employee identification card;
•School identification card;
•Health insurance card; or
•U.S. military identification card.
Any document you submit, must be an original or certified copy, current (not expired) and show your name, and other identifying information (date of birth or age).
Also, realize that you may not need a replacement card. You will rarely need to show it. Knowing your Social Security number is what is important. To see if you’re eligible to apply for a replacement Social Security card online or to learn more on the process and what documents you will need to get a card, please visit our “Social Security Number and Card” web page. We hope this helps!
I more or less share your take on this topic and look forward to additional posts and comments here at blog.ssa.gov. Keep up the good work!
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will disability recipients receive an increase in 2019?
Hello Joe, the 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2019 applies to all Social Security beneficiaries. The COLA will take effect with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments paid on December 31, 2018, and Social Security payments paid in January 2019.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
I received a letter from the Social Security Administration regarding the 2.8 increase for 2019. I was also notified that my insurance with Medicare would be increasing. I also was advised my monthly amount effective in January of 2019 would be reduced due to the amount of income shown on my tax return.
I paid into social security my entire life and now I’m being punished for having addiction income in my retirement. Explain to me why I’m not entitled to my full benefits from my social security.
Hello Connie. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks.
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My benefit amount is less than 2018
When will the 2019 Benefits be mailed?
In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security.
You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
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Social Security says 2.8% increase, if I use that and new amount they say, I’m .64 short.
who got that money
Ron Turpin
Every year for 4 years I believe my raise went on raising my medicare payments. My social security has stay the same for I am still trying to live on the same amount for quite a few years. So when will I get a raise on my check ?
Please send me a Schedule of Social Security Benefit
Payments for 2019.
Thank you
I worked hard all my life made good money,however my last 2 years working I could do less and less therefore and made lower wages now disability will caculate my earnings off this lower pay earnings.this is so unfare to penalize people in this way
Hello John. For retirement benefits, we use the individual’s highest 35 years of earnings to compute monthly benefit amount, you may find our Early or Late Retirement Calculator helpful. Thanks!
I have not received notice of my social security benefits for 2019. Have the notices been mailed yet?
Hello Bonnie, COLA notices will be mailed throughout the month of December 2018. Also, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
Have the 2019 Benefit Award letters been published for 2019 yet. or when will they be available?
Hello Steve. The Social Security COLA-2019 notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security, during the month of December 2018. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
When will I be receiving my 2019 benefits letter in the mail?
Hello James, the notices will be mailed during the month of December 2019. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
When will the 2019 medicare part B rate information be sent . my insurance co. requires a written confirmation of tge new rate before tgey will change my insurance rate from $109.
Hello Jane. For information on the 2019 Medicare Parts A & B premiums and deductibles, go to: http://ow.ly/2x9Y30mxXAb. Thanks!
I received a email that I had a message on my web site but I cant get in just wondering what the message is
Hi Carolyn, thank you for your question. The message could be about the COLA notice. Beneficiaries that are my Social Security users received a courtesy notification indicating a COLA Notice was delivered to their Message Center inbox. In the Message Center inbox, there is an item titled: “Your 2019 Social Security Cost of Living Increase.” When you open the message, there’s a hyperlink to retrieve the online notice. You will also receive a paper notice in the mail but in the future you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
I did not receive my new Benefit Amount Statement for 2019.Can you send me the Benefit Statement Thanking you in advance
Hi Garnet. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I have not received my letter of increase for 2019 other friends and have.
Hi Marilyn. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Everything is going up except our checks. Cola increase is going into part b premiums. So where are seniors better off financially?? I won’t see an increase.
I need a replacement of my 2019 Benefit Form.
want to know if 2019 award letters have been mailed yet
Hi Kenneth. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I just received my notification from SSA and much to my dismay , our payment for 2019 will drop by over $4,000. Why is that since we were supposed to receive a 2.8% increase
Hi Robert. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov
I did not receive an increase in 2018 and it looks like I will not be getting it in 2019. I am wondering why I don’t get it but my husband always get the raises, my friends an other family members also receive the increases.
Hi Linda. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
my wife and I are both receiving ss will we both get a increase
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I have not yet received my Social Security statement about increases for 2019, but most of my friends have. When can I expect mine?
Hi Margaret. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Why did my benefits for 2019 not increase?
Hi Edith, thank you for your question. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
I have not received my “Your New Benefit Amount” form telling me the amount I will receive and the amount I pay for Medicare.
This form gives me all kinds of information and telephone numbers I may need. Can you tell me when that form will be sent out. It is usually here long before now.
Thank you.
Hi Marcia. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I have not received Your New Benefit Amount letter My wife received hers two months ago I have not received mine? Why? Roger E. Hanson 53946 177 Lane Good Thunder mn. 56037
Hi Roger. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Have all the forms for 2019 increase in social security been mailed. My neighbors received these a week ago.
Making sure they didn’t get lost in the mail.
Thank you
Hi Rita. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
as a result of this cola increase i am drawing $2.40 less than i was drawing previously.. why is this ???
Hi Martha. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov
my increase on my social security check for 2019
Hi Edison. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I received my 2019 report but my wife did not
I received a message about an increase in social security benefit however I do not see an increase. I am receiving widows benefit. Does this mean I am locked in at this rate at death?
Hello Lynette. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
My 92-year old mother’s 2019 Medicare went up $9. Why did it increase that much?
Hello Patsy. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. Also, we may not be able to provide that information to you without your mother’s authorization.
If you think your mother needs assistance managing her benefits the Social Security’s Representative Payment Program provides financial management for the Social Security of our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing their Social Security payments.
Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for further assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
My 92-year old mother’s Medicare increased $9 for 2019. Why did it increase that much beyond the stated $1.50?
my social security did not increase
Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
How can I get a copy of my wife’s New Benefit Statement for 2019. My copy came in the mail my wife’s did not. I need this information for my insurance Co. My wife’s SS number is *** – ** – ***. Her name is Betty J. Baughman our mailing address is 3219 West Eugie Ave. Phoenix AZ. 85029
Have not recieved my New Benefit Amount Form for 2019
I rec’d my 2019 notice that thhe COLA increase will be 2.8%. I rec’d no increase from prior year, although Ih h 2.8% increase for 2019 I rec’d notice of no change in my 2019 benefit Zero reductions take out of my monthly amount of $487.00. I would appreciate you looking into this matter. James McKeown Jr. 7310 Ahia Ct., Diamondhead, Ms. 38525, Tel: 228-344-0190 czparrot@yahoo.com Thank You
Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week.
Just a reminder – We do not have access to personal information in this venue. Please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. Thanks!
I am holding on the phone & the recording states the hold time is approx 1 hour– can’t ss beat this
We apologize for the long wait. We care about our customers and our representatives are working as fast as they can to resolve all inquiries, process new claims, and reduce backlogs.
When calling our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213, you will -generally- experience a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week.
Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Remember, most Social Security services, including applying for retirement, disability and Medicare benefits, requesting a replacement Medicare card, or reporting a change of address or telephone number or creating a my Social Security account are conveniently available anytime at our website.
Thanks!
I received a letter in mail today saying my benefits are increasing for 2019, but it shows no increase I don’t understand if I am getting an increase or not. Could you please contact me. Thank You
Hello Nancy. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums.
The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question in specific at this time. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
When will I receive my social security benefit statement for 2019 my checks come on the forth wed. of the month. Some friends have already received their mailings. Thank you
Hello Judith. During the month of December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail -during the month of December- this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola.
I have not received my benefit increase yet my spouse has. Have all the beneficiaries been mailed out?
Social Security COLA notices will be mailed to beneficiaries, during the month of December 2018.
Also, during the month of December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security. This is a secure, convenient way to receive COLA notices online and save the message for later. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
I didn’t receive my 2019 COLA in the mail as of yet. My husband received his. We usually receive our things together. Can someone help me?
Hello Digna. Social Security COLA notices will be mailed to beneficiaries during the month of December, 2018. Also, during the month of December, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
my husband received his new benefit for 2019 and I have not received mine
Hello Nancy. In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year (during the month of December, 2018), but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper.
For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
I haven’t received my statement of benefits for 2019 as of 12/12/2018. When can I expect to get them? My wife already got hers.
The note says about the COLA 2.8% increase,but the amount of SS check for 2019 stays the same?Why?
Is there going to be a increase in 2019 if so how much
I did not receive my 2019 “Your New Benefit Amount” statement. Have they been mailed and if they have I need a replacement statement.
Hello William, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security, during the month of December 2018. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. For more details about the new COLA, visit http://www.ssa.gov/cola. Thanks!
I have not received my SS benefit statement showing the increase.
Hello Frank. In December 2018, Social Security COLA notices will be available online to most beneficiaries in the Message Center of their my Social Security.
This is a secure, convenient way to receive COLA notices online and save the message for later. You will still receive your COLA notice by mail this year, but in the future you will be able to choose whether you receive your notice online instead of on paper. Thanks!
will those that get their social security checks on the 26 of December receive their checks early?
Hi Patricia, thank you for using our blog to ask your question. Check out the Schedule of Social Security Payments calendars for exact payment dates.
I have not received my new benefit amount as of today. my wife got hers last week
Hi Frank. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
My wife did not receive her 2019 new benefit amount statement. I receive mine but she didn’t get hers could you please remail hers or email it to us thank you. Her nam is Marilyn m shinaberry her soc sec number *** – ** – ***
Hi Robert. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
When will i receive the 2019 mailing for my new benefits amount? This statement also shows deductions.
My wife Kathleen A Gogola also is supposed to get her statement.
Hi Walter. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account .
You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
1. why has my Medicare deduction on my social security increased 9.3% for 2019.
2. The figure of $135.50 is 17% of my monthly amount.
3. this figure is 20% of my net monthly SS $684 income.
4. as a result my 2019 SS income is only a 1.6 % increase instead of the 2.8% I am supossed to get.
Hi Sharon. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
When will i receive the 2019 mailing for my new benefits amount? This statement also shows deductions.
I have not received my 2019 social security benefit statement. Most of the people I know that gets benefit from Social Security have received their new statement of benefit.
Hi Ester. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account .
You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when will I receive notification of 2019 benefits?
Hi Patricia. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account .
You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Wife has her COLA notifcation, I do not?
She got her’s in Nov. It’s now mid-Dec and I’m uninformed.
When will I get some notification – either by email or text or carrier bird — but please not by USPS.
Hi William. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account .
You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when will my 2019 benefit document?
Have not received my ssa benefit statement for 2019 as of 12/13…..is there an issue?
Why does the cola for 2019 only calculate as 2.60 % increase when the notice said we will receive it will be 2.8% ?
Hi William, thank you for the question. All monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans receive an increase of 2.8 percent in 2019.
For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
I would like to put my money on a card like Net Spend can I do that?
Hi Sherry. If you do not want to use Direct Deposit, another option is a Direct Express® card, a debit card you can use to access your benefits. And you don’t need a bank account. For additional details, as well as how to sign up, check out our How to Receive an Electronic Payment web page.
My husband received his 2019 Social Benefits information several days ago, but I have not received mine. Please advise
Hi Judy. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I have tried to find out the increase in benefits and increase in the deduction for Medicare to no avail. I tried to open account but finally gave up. your site is a disaster. I also have not received my new card yet.
Hi Edna, thank you for using our blog. It sounds like you may need to update your address with Social Security.
That may be why you are having difficulties creating a my Social Security account. For assistance with your account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office.
After the Big col to ssi how much will be deducted from it.
Will it be like the last one we were to receive a col but after deductions JOKE
Hi Don. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov
I did not receive my 2019 benefit amount letter in the mail. Is there any way to find my 2019 amount. Thank yo.
I have not been able to gain access to my online acct. in months. I want to know if I got an increase.
Thank you
We , my wife Marianne Rasch and I Juergen Rasch
did not receive our Medcare Reimbursement Forms
and our 2019 Social Security Benefit Award Letter
yet Please help us in this matter to set up
the Recurring Medicare Part B Reimbursement for
2019 .
Our Social Sec. #:*** – ** – *** Marianne Rasch
#*** – ** – *** Juergen Rasch
HI Juergen, thank you for using the blog. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
As for the Medicare reimbursement forms, you will need to check with Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048) or visit http://www.medicare.gov.
Where can I get the “Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2019” every time I put this in the question bar, I get every thing but what I am looking for.
Hi Thomas, thanks for using our blog. Here is the link to the Schedule of Social Security Payments https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/calendar.htm.
i have not received my New Benefits Amount in the mail. Please send another to , Los Angeles 90036-4457
Hi Rose. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when will I get my rewards letter?
Hi Marilyn. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I haven’t received anything on the increase in the mail. Are they still in the process of mailing them?
Hi Donna. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when will i receive my 2019 benefit statement, letter of increase? THANK YOU…
Hi Norbert. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account . You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
would like to know how much I will receied for ssi & social sercurty for 2018
Hi Lelola. All monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits.)
Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I have not received my New Benefit Amount statement for 2019. My Wife, Joann R Cahan received hers several weeks ago. Please send me a New Benefit Amount statement for my records. my SS# is *** – ** – ***. Thank You.
Peter Z. Cahan
Hi Peter. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
My wife got a new benefit account statement for 2019, but I did not get one. Can I look this up online or please send another one. Thanks
540 586-9505 Ray Noel
Hi Raymond. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
How much will my increase be
Hi Mary Lou, thanks for using the blog to ask your question. All monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits.)
Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Please send letter stating what my 2019 benefits will be to my email.
Hi Alexis. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
“We plan to expand the availability of COLA notices to additional online customers in the future.” The words, “in the future” are not needed. The present tense of the verb “to plan” can only mean that an event is awaited, i.e., that it is “in the future”. Thus, there’s no need to state “in the future”.
My notice came about my increase but it didn’t change from last year. I understand it should have been 2.8% increase but didn’t show me getting anything l already receive $427.50
Hi Laurie. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
I have not received my COLA 2019 statement….will it be mailed l yet still this year
Hi Ellen. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I never received my new benefit statement for 2019,
Hi Stephen. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I still have not received 2019 new benefit statement in mail.
Hi Elaine. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
Lot of my acquaintances have received their increase notice. I haven’t yet. How are the notices mailed?
Hi Connie. The mailings are staggered. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
when do I get my ss increase
Hi Pamela, thanks for using the blog to ask your question. All monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019.
The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 62 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2019. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 31, 2018. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits.)
Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. You will also receive this COLA notice by mail in December. The mailings are staggered. In the future, you will have a choice of online or paper notification.
For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
My address has changed. I have not received the new statement of my benefits for 2019. How do I get a new statement for 2029?
Rudolph Oscar Schlosser, Jr.
on the letter that I received did not show a increase of the 2.8%, it is showing the same amount that I have been receiving from this year of $426.00, and with the 2.8 % it still shows $426.00. Would someone contact me by email of hotwest2001@yahoo.com or or by letter
James Furman
143 Starlight cir.
Tuscola Texas 79562
thanks
Hi, James. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. If you have additional questions about your situation, please call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 and speak with one of our agents. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Or contact your local Social Security office directly. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. Thanks.
If you are not 65 yet but collect social security will I get an increase in my social security
Hi, Dennis. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin in January 2019. If you have additional questions about your situation, please call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 and speak with one of our agents. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Or contact your local Social Security office. Thanks.
Glad to hear the benefits will increase. I think we could get them to increase more if we can stop the fraud associated with SS benefits. I read an article about persons receiving benefits after they are dead because they have their checks sent to another country (where they moved to after retirement) and then the recipient’s family member continues to cash the SS check long after the recipient is dead. The article said it mostly happens in Mexico but other countries too. Anyway, glad to hear of an increase. Thanks. Dave from http://criminaldefense909.com group.
Looking for schedule of social security benefit payments for 2019
Hi, James. You can find the schedule for 2019 Social Security benefit payments here. Thanks.
I have tried to find 2019 pay dates………..
Hello Samuel. See 2019 Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payment. We hope this helps.
When will I receive my statement of my 2019 benefits? My husband has already received his.
My Medicare deduction went from $135/mo for 2018 to $155/mo for 2019. What is the reason. My prescription Deduction stll stayed at $61.
Hi,
I am collecting social security benefits – retired at age 62. recently I took a full time job and want to know how I report estimated earnings for 2019 so that my social security check can be adjusted to reflect income above the allowed amount. Not sure what form needs to be filed.
Thanks
URGENT ! Why did I receive a SS letter on 12/25 saying I won’t receive my normal 4th Wed Dec 2018 payment due today 12/26 – until the 4th Wed in Jan 2019? Why am I only getting 11 monthly payments. I can’t pay my rent unless I receive my Dec 2108 payment. I’m confused .!
How do i stop medicare monthly deductions?
SS shows i have an acct and nothing matches i was unaware of this and can not create new or open old pls advise
Recent remarried in May 2018,and would need to have new name change. Also would like to know if I am legally able to use my former last as well for business purposes.
Wjll i be getting a i i crease ?
My husband didn’t receive his new benefit amount, but I did. Could you Please resend it to us or e-mail it to us at bgriswalls7@msn.com. His name is Ronald A. Carlson. thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ronald A. Carlson
you did not answer my question-will Social Security checks be processed on January 9th 2019?
I didn’t receive a COLA increase. Can you tell me why? I am already having 2/3 taken from me due to retiring under PERS – which I understand was a law passed years ago. And some groups are now trying to have removed.
I need to find out how to get my social security award letter…
Hello Stephen. You can obtain an “award letter”, also known as a benefit verification letter online by using your personal my Social Security account. Hope this helps. Thanks!
how can i get an award letter?
I turn 67 3/19/2019…When should I sign up to get benefits for 67 yrs. old. to start receiving as soon as I turn 67?
For some reason I have not received a notice of my SS increase to be deposited in my bank account. It must have been delivered to another address
How do I find out what my new payment will be in 2019? I did not receive a paper notice. Thank you.
Hello Barbara. Thanks for your question. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) notices for 2019 are being mailed this month, so please continue to look out for it in the mail. Social Security cost-of-living notices will also be available online to most beneficiaries this month in the Message Center of their personal my Social Security account. More information can be found on our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information webpage. We hope this information is helpful.
did not receive my Jan. 2019 SS statement. please provide Phone # or confirm statement will b forwarded. David barlin xxx-xx-xxxx
Hello David. If you need proof you get Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security (SSI) Income or Medicare, you can request a benefit verification letter online by using your my Social Security account. Thanks!
Why did my wife not receive the COLA increase?
Hello Luciano. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide your wife with an explanation.
Your wife can call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
I never got my full money yet
Hello Yesenia. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks!
Why was my raise so low and everyone i know got a 40.00 raise why mine was only 19.00 and only 3.00 was ehat i get and 18.00 went to medicare
Unfortunately, and because of security reasons we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot answer your question at this time. One of our representatives should be able to provide you with an explanation. Please call our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call later during the day or later in the week. Thanks.
I have not received notification fir 2019 as benefits or Medicare deductions. Can you help me?
Hello Sheila. You can request a benefit verification letter online by using your my Social Security account. Thanks!
I have not received my “New Benefit Amount.” statement.
My husband received his over a week ago.
Thank you, Sima Bayless dandsbayless@aol.com
Hello Sima, you can request a benefit verification letter online by using your my Social Security account. Thanks!
I received my social security benefits for January 2019 and did not receive any increase in my cost of living for my disability for my social security monthly payment. What can be done to correct this situation as I am low-income and anything is so very grateful by myself.
As I have mentioned, I am and have been disabaled since I was very young with rheumatoid arthritis.. In addition, I also have severe bad breast cancer.
Please help me, my phone # is 480-982-2525. My address is 10971 E. Secret Mine CT. Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
Please get back to me ASAP, as I am so very broke!!!
Thankyou very much,
Michelle J. Kane
Born 09/08/1961
S.S.# *** – ** – ***
Hi Michelle, For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
You may be able to get help from your State with other Medicare costs under the Medicare Savings Programs. By completing an Extra Help application online, you will start your application process for a Medicare Savings Program. We will send information to your State who will contact you to help you apply for a Medicare Savings Program unless you tell us not to when you complete the application.
If you need information about Medicare Savings Programs, Medicare Prescription Drug plans or how to enroll in a plan, call 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048) or visit http://www.medicare.gov. You also can request information about how to contact your State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (SHIP). The SHIP offers help with your Medicare questions.
I misplaced or lost my award letter I received in December 2018 for 2019 I need it for purpose of receiving financial help for medical bills.How can I get a replacement (Social Security)
Hi Lorraine. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you may call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office.
i received my ss cost of living but my snap was reduced by an almost similer amount . dosnt make much sense! s im still well below the poverty level !
When will I receive my 2019 SSA letter indicating my Medicare Part B premium reimbursement?
Hi Edward. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. Social Security also mailed the COLA notices in December. For more details, check out our Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information web page.
I want to know How much earning limit of working?
$1,170 – 2017
$1,180 – 2018
? – 2019
Let me know.
Thank you,
Sheryl Koch
Hi Sheryl, thank you for using our blog. To see all of the 2019 Social Security changes, check out the 2019 Factsheet.
how much of my increase from Soc. Sec. will my assisted living legally take?.State of Florida
Please explain why I received no cost of living in social security for 2019?
Hi, Robert. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask members in our Blog community to work with their local Social Security office for specific questions about their case. You can also call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 and speak to one of our agents for further guidance. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Thanks.
can I get a quick copy of the most recent award letter from Soc Sec which I need for my Medicare and is requested from the Dept of children and Families
my SS # is *** – ** – *** timothy j Williams DOB 11/20/68
please advise ASAP
Hi, Timothy. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. If you need a benefit verification letter, you can view, print, and save your benefit verification letter using your personal my Social Security account online. For questions regarding your benefit verification letter, we ask that members in our Facebook community contact their local office. You can also call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday but you will generally have a shorter wait time if you call later in the day. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. We hope this helps.
My right to monthly payments will still continue if still disabled and average earnings are not over “how much?” per month beginning January 2019? It was $1170 for 2017, etc. I am on ssdi and will receive 925 per month as of 2019.
Thank you.
i have received 2 cds from ssa the last 2 months. However I have previously told ssa to send me hard copies because i do not have access to a computer to read it. Can u please send me these hard copy or email!
Hi, Charles. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community to work with their local Social Security office with specific questions on their case. Thanks.
What is the 2019 deduction for Medicare Advantage and how is it calculated?
Hi Pierre, thank you for your question. If you’re asking about Medicare Part B, the 2019 monthly premium is $135.50.
Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private companies and approved by Medicare. These plans generally help you pay the medical costs not covered by Medicare Part A and B.
For Medicare questions and additional information, go to http://www.medicare.gov or call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY 1-877-486-2048.
The wrong amount was direct deposited to our bank account on January 9, 201
Thank you for contacting us, Linda. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot assist you.
To inquire about your payment amount, you will have to contact your local office or call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Can I please get a copy of my award letter, showing me how much money I will receive each month in 2019.
Hi Peter. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you may call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office.
I was wondering why I didn’t receive a raise in my Social Security check?
I WAS PUTTING IN THE WRONG PASSWORD I’M TRYING TO GET A AWARD LETTER THANK YOU
1/14/2019
I have repeatedly asked to receive the Notice to be mailed 12/31/2018 advising me of the 2.8% increase we are scheduled to receive Late this Month -January 2019. I live at Mitchell Place Senior Residence in Federal Way, WA and many of the 50 Tenants here have already received their Notices. I have not. Please send it to me. Thank you. Grace L. Raleigh
Hi, Grace. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. You can view, print, and save your benefit verification letter using your personal my Social Security account online. If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you may call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office. Just as a reminder-please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. Thanks.
I haven’t got cost of living in about 5 years with every thing going up and I am getting the same amount of money. No money for glasses and denturesand other thing.It bring you down and you can’t see your way or thefuture. I think everyone should get a raise and not punished.
Your system has an error. Please fix it. When 1st is holiday and payment made on Friday 28th the system counts the January payment as resource of December and can kick someone out of benefit system for being over 2000 then deny them a January payment though they already got it. They lose income Medicaid etc because system counts it twice delivers it once and denies delivery once. But it makes the decision on the 4th with first data not including funds spent for rent utilities food etc, by recipient reducing Fix this glitch in system accounting and don’t you allow for medical transport and burial funds any more?
Have not received my social security check which has always been received on 4th wed. of each month. what happened?
Hi, Monica. Please contact your bank or financial institution first. They may be able to determine why your direct deposit failed. If you still need to report a late, missing or stolen Social Security payment, call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. or contact your local Social Security office. Thanks!
My husband and I did not get an increase in social security this year Why?
Hi, Linda. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that you contact your local office or you can call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. We hope this is resolved soon.
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I have lost the 2019 Award Letter telling me how much I receive each month
Would you please send me a copy of my Award Letter 2019 to me Randy Leo Wolfram
1550 Seconc Street, Unit 7E
New Orleans, Louisiana
70130
*** – ** – *** cell 347-886-7717 home# 504-301-1064
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I would like to get a cop of my new award statement showing my new benefit for 2019.
I never received my copy of “Your New Benefit Amount” for 2019
I would like to download the 2019 benefits calender.
Hi Cynthia, thank you for using our blog. Both the 2019 and 2020 Schedule of Social Security Payments calendars are available online.
Please send me the calendar for my social security benefits for 2019
Hi Stephen, thank you for using our blog. Both the 2019 and 2020 Schedule of Social Security Payments calendars are available online.
I would like to know if or why Im not getting a cola raise on my social security check. Ive tried several times to contact ss office per phone calls didnt get to speak to anyone either time. After being put on hold for an hour at a time Im ready to give up.
Hi Alger. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov.
How do I get a copy of the social security benefits letter showing the increase in my benefits.
Hi Patricia. Most beneficiaries can check out their COLA notice in the Message Center of their my Social Security account. If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you can call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office.
why haven’ I seen a raise on my social security benefits
Hi Jerry. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act contains a “hold harmless” provision that protects most beneficiaries. The amount of the benefit will stay the same even though the Medicare Part B premium increases. For information about Medicare premiums in 2019, visit http://www.medicare.gov
When will SSI deposit come out in February
I have not received SSA statement of 2019 as usually Ireceived in December. did the mail lost? What should I do?
Hi, Huailin. If you are referring to a benefit verification letter, you can view, print, and save your benefit verification letter using a personal my Social Security account online. Thanks!
i have not recieved my ssi benfits.i live in fl. u.s.a.they
shuold have arrived on the 25th of each month. did not recieve a check for january 2019
Hi, James. Please contact your bank or financial institution first. They may be able to determine why your direct deposit failed. If you still need to report a late, missing or stolen Social Security payment, call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. or contact your local Social Security office. You may also find the Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments calendar helpful to determine if your checks are past due. Thanks!
I changed banks in Dec.2018 I was supposed to get my SS check in Va. Credit Union, on the 16th. Of Jan. I still haven’t received it. This is the only money I have to depend on for this month, for Meds , Groc. And house hold expenses . Why is it I can’t get my check? I have called SS office twice, they give me the run around. Please I need my money, to live on. Please help me PLEASE RUBY L Parsley.
Hi Ruby. Please contact your bank or financial institution first. They may be able to determine if your direct deposit failed. If you still need to report a late, missing or stolen Social Security payment, call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. or contact your local Social Security office.
My (COLA) increase was calculated wrong. I’ve tried to inform you by phone and by online account. I can’t make either work. HELP!
My (COLA) benefit for 2019 was calculated wrong. I’ve tried to inform you by phone and online, but I can’t make either work. HELP!
Hi Suzanne. Unfortunately, your question is a bit more complex than we can address in this forum. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We encourage you to continue working with your local Social Security office with specific questions about your case. You may also call us at: 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. We hope this is resolved soon.
Why does this cost of living adjustment lower food stamp (EBT) benefits isn’t that the whole reason for a cost of living adjustment? (even though we know the cost of living adjustment is a joke) also I’m not currently on either of these systems it just upsets me that this adjustment can be counted against you for the EBT program.
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I heard on the news this morning that the Democrats is trying to pass a new bill for social security helping to increase the social security checks. Can you tell me more about that? I didn’t quite catch the whole news story.
I became eligible for SS on December 2018 received my first SS retirement payment on January 2019. I have a My Social Security account but did not receive a cola notice there. How can I tell if I actually received the COLA increase? Thanks!
Hello. My dad needs a SS benefits award letter sent to him for proof of income to stay in his apartment. Can you please email me a copy of it so I can give it to his landlord. or send him a copy? My email is Aspitzley@gmail.com
My phone # 989-292-9163
His home address is 306 Brush St.
Portland Mi. 48875
His name is Gordon R Titus
Please call me with any questions. He needs this letter ASAP, so his building management can review his application.
Thank you ,Amie
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My and my wiife’s benefits were reduced in 2019. Is there a reason for this?
Hi, Robert. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask members in our Blog community to work with their local office with specific questions about their case. You can also call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. We hope this helps.
my Name is Christine Hackett and the amount of my SOC check went down $ 70 ,I’ve been trying everything to get a hold of someone to fix this.
I would just like to say that I have received several of these calls, first red flag-ACCENT. I tried to call and talk to someone at SSA and OIG, to no avail. If there is something we can do about this or to report it, PLEASE!!!!! let me know. I try to call and all that happens is that I am put in some kind of loop with no applicable solutions or directions. It would be nice once in a while to get in touch with a live person once in awhile just for some reassurance. NOT A HAPPY camper.
Hi, Donna. We are sorry you had difficulty reaching someone by telephone. Unfortunately, there are some Social Security impersonation schemes that we are warning citizens about. See our recent blog posts:
IG Warns Public About Fraudulent Phone Calls Threatening Arrest or Legal Action
Beware of Scammers Pretending to be Social Security
If you receive these calls, please report the information to the Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-269-0271 or online. Thanks!
I need a replacement copy of my New Benefit Amount letter, sometimes referred to as an “awards letter”? Can I get this online?
Hi Tom, thank you for using our blog. You can get a benefit verification letter online instantly by using your personal my Social Security account. This letter is sometimes called a budget letter, a benefits letter, a proof of income letter or a proof of award letter. To set up your account, visit the my Social Security web page and select, “Sign In or Create an Account.” You will need to provide some personal information to verify your identity, choose a username and password and follow the rest of the steps to finish creating your account. Once you create your account, scroll down to the Benefits and Payments section and choose “get benefit verification letter” where you can instantly view, print, or save your official letter.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you may call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office.
I need an award letter for *** – ** – ***
Hi Robert, thank you for your question. You can get a benefit verification letter online instantly by using your personal my Social Security account. This letter is sometimes called a budget letter, a benefits letter, a proof of income letter or a proof of award letter. To set up your account, visit the my Social Security web page and select, “Sign In or Create an Account.” You will need to provide some personal information to verify your identity, choose a username and password and follow the rest of the steps to finish creating your account. Once you create your account, scroll down to the Benefits and Payments section and choose “get benefit verification letter” where you can instantly view, print, or save your official letter.
If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem, you may call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk” or you can contact your local Social Security office.
I have not received my Cost of living increase in my 2/13/19 payment, due as stated after 1/16/19.
Thank you for contacting us, Len. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot assist you.
To inquire about your benefit payments, you will need to contact your local office or call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
When does the 8% annual increase take place?
Is it January 1 each year (annually)? or
Is it related to our birth date?
Hi Scott, thank you for using our blog to ask your question. The Delayed Retirement Credits are not effective until January of the following year the increment months were earned or in the month of attainment of age 70.
Why did I get $435.00 dollars extra this month?
Thank you for contacting us, Jackie. Unfortunately, and because of security reasons, we do not have access to personal records in this blog and cannot assist you.
To inquire about your benefit payments, you will need to contact your local office or call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Why did my ss disability increase 26.00
and my foodstamps decrease 171.00 leaving 17.00 for food for a month? Most friends in same situation . Do we Not Deserve the food. BECAUSE when we can’t work like before
Hi, Ms. Johnson. We are sorry to hear about your situation. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community contact us for specific questions. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For questions regarding your food stamps, you will need to contact your state or local social services or welfare office. We hope this helps.
Would you kindly send me a copy of my COLA for 2019. Thank you.
i need a copy of ‘new benefit amount’ for 2019
I am trying to find the schule for monthly checks for 2019. Can you send me the info needed online?? Thanks, barbkarpinec@att.net
i need my 2019 award letter my SS#
Hi, Sharron. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. You can request a replacement SSA-1099/1042S for Tax Year 2018 by visiting your personal my Social Security account. You can also contact or visit your local office. They can assist with a replacement 1099. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. We hope this helps.
Donald savage needs a award letters 2 to get ambulance help flights from mercymedicalangle.org n probably another one for new choice waver government mandate passed in 1981 for people who are in nursing homes rentals 3000.oo$$$ plus a month need paper ASAP march 26th is my flight to LAX on a redo back surg dr shami at UCLA spine center n new choice waver deadline is march 14th for assisted living clients over 365 days self payed I have 20 months n r broke co-pays part d maxed cc 9000.00$$thank you ssdi client with abd needs award letter bad n no transportation out here n sw Utah last 6 digets 25 3063
Hi, Donald. We are sorry to hear about your situation. For your security, we do not have access to your private information in this venue. If you need a benefit verification letter, you can view, print, and save your benefit verification letter using your personal my Social Security account. For questions regarding your benefit verification letter, we ask that members in our Facebook community contact our offices. You can call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance. Representatives are available between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You will generally have a shorter wait time if you call later in the day. We hope this helps.
i dont understand what ,,,affects means,,,,,it say,,,income you receive in january affescts your payment for march 2019,,,,,,,,i never receive any income at allDD
I really don’t know how to open an account,where are the instructions. marilynburriesci@yahoo.com
Hi, Marilyn. If you are unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your personal my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. Thanks.
i just waited on phone 30 mins. got disconnected. grr i need a copy of my 2019 benefit statement showing mo. fee
How much social security benefits caps me out from help in paying my Part B benefit? Who do I contact in regards to that?
Hi, Sharon. You may be eligible to receive assistance from the state where you live. Medicare enrollees who have limited income and resources may get help paying for their premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses through the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). Please call the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at 1-800-633-4227 for more information. We hope this information is helpful.
Need an Award Letter for 2019 mailed to me at 144 Parkview Ave. Bangor, Maine 04401
Hi, Freda. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. You can request a replacement SSA-1099/1042S for Tax Year 2018 by visiting your personal my Social Security account. You can also contact or visit your local Social Security office. They can assist with a replacement 1099. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. We hope this helps.
What day of the month can I expect to receive my SS benefit? Can I get a calendar schedule for the year?
Hi Harold, thank you for using our blog. Both the 2019 and 2020 Schedule of Social Security Payments calendars are available online.
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Why didn’t I get an increase in my social security check like everyone I know did? ? How do I get this straightened out ? I need my little raise as good as anyone else does. He cost me to live, like anyone else has to live.
Please send me link to get to the 2019 Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2019.
Tried the search for this on the Social Security site, and
nothing launched when I clicked on it.
i’m trying to find the disability/social security benefit calendar for 2019 showing when payment is paideach month
Hi, Karen. You can find the Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments here. We hope this helps!
I was only able to save $36,000. when I was forced to retire at age 62 due to recession at that time. No company will hire a 72 year old man. My Social Security benefit is not enough to live on as of this date and I do not have the mind set to move into a organized retirement home. I was employed for 43 years and was able to provide for myself with no help from Govt/Charity.
Why must I suffer now. Why no government help or at least an employment option.
Hi, Les. We are sorry to hear about your situation. You may be eligible to receive social services from the state in which you live. These services include free meals, housekeeping help, transportation, or help with other problems. To get information about services in your area and find out if you qualify, you will need to contact your state or local social services or welfare office. We hope this helps.
CAN I GET A COPY OF WHAT MY MONTHLY SS PAYMENTS WILL BE?
Hi, William. Good news! If you need a benefit verification letter, you can view, print, and save your benefit verification letter using your personal my Social Security account. We hope this helps.