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.
Read more about the Social Security Cost-of-Living adjustment for 2018. The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $128,400. The earnings limit for workers who are younger than full retirement age (age 66 for people born in 1943 through 1954) will increase to $17,040.