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.
How the cost of living has risen four times faster than our pay in the past five years.1  Price of gas has risen by 52 per cent and electricity increased by 32 per cent. 2  Biggest rise in car insurance having risen 67 per cent in the period. 3  Energy prices expected to rise further due to Â£150bn 'green' energy switch.he increase is four times higher than the rise in salaries over the same period, confirming the longest cost of living squeeze in a century.