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Newly Released 2009 COLA Forecast Would Keep Five Million Seniors Below Poverty Line
Date:2/14/2008

2.8 Percent Increase Would Raise Average Benefit Just $30.20 Per Month During Economic Downturn

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late last month, the Congressional Budget Office published a little-noticed estimate that forecasts seniors will receive just a 2.8 percent increase in their Social Security checks beginning in January, 2009.

Despite the increase, at least five million people aged 65 and over will remain in poverty, since senior costs are rising significantly faster than the annual Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).

Between 2001 and 2008, Medicare Part B premiums have soared by more than 93 percent while the COLA has crept up just 19 percent, leaving many seniors on their own to cover all other rising costs. Part B premiums cover doctors' visits, tests, and outpatient hospital care.

Although the COLA is intended to help seniors keep up with inflation, a recent study by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) that analyzed eight key expenditures found that people 65 and over have lost 40 percent of their buying power since 2000. Expenses such as home heating oil and gasoline have more than doubled since the beginning of the decade, while food staples such as potatoes and butter have increased by 47 and 39 percent, respectively.

A majority of the 48 million Americans aged 65 and over who receive a Social Security check depend on it for at least 50 percent of their total income, and one in three beneficiaries relies on it for 90 percent or more of their total income.

"Social Security is supposed to protect seniors in need -- but with five million seniors below the poverty line, it's clear the system is failing them," said Shannon Benton, executive director of The Senior Citizens League. "If it's true that a nation's greatness is defined by how well it treats its most vulnerable citizens, then we must do a better job of protecting impoverished seniors."

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