When the AQ test was initially released the official score for having Aspergerâs was 26 and this could provide effective diagnosis to 86% of the participants. However there were also a small percentage of people who scored 26 who would not classify for a more formal diagnosis of Aspergerâs Syndrome.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is a permanent annual increase to your retirement benefit that is based on the cost-of-living index. Included in your monthly benefit (when you become eligible), itâs designed to address inflation as it occurs. payments, subject to pension caps and limitations, equal 50 percent of the previous yearâs annual rate of inflation, but never less than 1 percent or more than 3 percent of your benefit.
Retirement Blog. Social Security going up 1.7%. Social Security announced this morning that the annual cost of living, or COLA, increase for 2015 will be 1.7 percent. For the average Social Security recipient, that is a monthly increase of about $22.20, bringing the payment to about $1,328 per month or $15,938 a year in 2015.