Navigation On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% benefit increase for 2023. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be the biggest COLA in more than 40 years with last year’s adjustment being only 5.9%. Beginning in January of 2023, approximately 70 million Social Security beneficiaries will see an increase in benefits. For SSI […]
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Gardberg & Kemmerly Supports Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2022
If you’ve followed our blogs, you know that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a very special time around Gardberg and Kemmerly. Our own Christine Cumbie is a breast cancer survivor and her story is a source of inspiration for many of us! For me personally, a very dear friend’s mother lost her battle when I […]
Navy Veterans Who Served on Aircraft Carriers May Have Been Exposed to Jet Fuel
Recently, the VA acknowledged that sailors on the USS Nimitz were exposed to trace amounts of jet fuel in the water they drank and used on a daily basis. However, sailors have come forward and reported that the contamination is far worse than the Navy has admitted. While the Navy has admitted that 10 sailors […]
VA Offers Debt Suspension to Veterans Impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona
The VA has announced Veterans and their family members who have benefit debt or medical copayment debt can apply for payment suspension in the wake of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. To apply for suspension of benefit debt, Veterans and beneficiaries can contact the VA Debt Management Center via Ask VA and then select Veterans Affairs-Debt […]
Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2023 to be Announced in October
Every year in October, the Social Security Administration announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries. The adjustment is designed to help Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries battle the cost of inflation. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients will see a rise in their monthly benefits as a result of […]