Social Security checks will grow in 2019 as inflation rises
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2.8 percent boost in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. It`s the biggest increase most retired baby boomers have gotten. »RELATED: The best freebies in metro Atlanta for retirees Following a stretch of low inflation, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2019 is the highest in seven years. It amounts to $39 a month for the average retired worker, according to estimates released Thursday by the Social Security Administration. The COLA affects household budgets for about one in five Americans, including Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal...