WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday commended the announcement by the Social Security Administration that a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be issued in 2012. For over two million Illinois residents who receive Social Security, their average benefit will grow by $516. Social Security beneficiaries haven’t received a COLA increase since 2009.
“Seniors have been hit particularly hard during this economic downturn and social security has been the key to keeping…
