20 CFR 404.270
§ 404.270 Cost-of-living increases.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.270, § 404.270 Cost-of-living increases, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78178
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Your primary insurance amount may be automatically increased each December so it keeps up with rises in the cost of living. These automatic increases also apply to other benefit amounts, as described in § 404.271.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.