Economics

More U.S. Inflation Pressure to Come From Seniors’ Income Boost

Social-security payments may rise most since 1983 as prices up
Program adjustments stem from increase in consumer price index

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By Katia Dmitrieva

July 20, 2021 at 1:50 PM UTC

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U.S. retirees may see bigger-than-usual income bumps next year, maintaining upward pressure on inflation that’s already proving more persistent than economists were expecting.

Next year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment -- which is tied to the consumer price index -- is forecast to come in at 6.1%, the biggest increase since 1983, according to The Senior Citizens League. That would put more money in the pockets of 65 million mostly older Americans.