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Social Security benefit payments will rise 3.6% in January, an adjustment based on the CPI-W index, which the article argues may not fit retirees well. Retirees are considerably older than the average American, spending less on food, housing and transportation but more on healthcare, so the CPI-E index for people aged 62 and over may better reflect their costs. Using CPI-E for 2024 would have produced a 4% raise instead of the 3.2% received, meaning $62 more per month instead of $50. The Senior Citizens League says beneficiaries have lost 13.7% of their buying power since 2016, and most proposed fixes require Congress. The article suggests retirees seek more investment income or higher-yielding savings accounts for idle cash.
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