That was small comf ort to the millions of reti- re es an d di s- ab le d pe op le who have seen ret ire men t ac- counts dwindl e and home val - ues drop during theperiodof ec- ono mic wea k- ness,said David Certner, legisla- tiv e pol icy di - re cto r fo r th e AARP. But there was n o CO L A i n 2010 or 201 1 be- cause inflation was too low. Congre ss adoptedthe measur e inthe 197 0s,and sinc e the n it has res ulte d in annu al ben efit in- crease s avera ging 4.2 percen t. About 55 million beneficiar ies will find out for sure today whe n a government inflation measure that determines the annual cost- of-living adjustment is released. WA SHING TON - Social Se- curi tyrecipi ent s wil l geta rai sein January - their first increase in benefits since 2009.
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