When the AQ test was initially released the official score for having Aspergerâs was 26 and this could provide effective diagnosis to 86% of the participants. However there were also a small percentage of people who scored 26 who would not classify for a more formal diagnosis of Aspergerâs Syndrome.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is a permanent annual increase to your retirement benefit that is based on the cost-of-living index. Included in your monthly benefit (when you become eligible), itâs designed to address inflation as it occurs. payments, subject to pension caps and limitations, equal 50 percent of the previous yearâs annual rate of inflation, but never less than 1 percent or more than 3 percent of your benefit.
Every October, the SSA publishes its cost-of-living adjustment. The COLA is based on the increase in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index. For example, the CPI increased 1.47 percent in 2013. To offset the increase, the SSA added a COLA of 1.47 percent to benefit payments for 2014.Employers can incorporate a COLA into salary contracts.he COLA is based on the increase in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index. For example, the CPI increased 1.47 percent in 2013. To offset the increase, the SSA added a COLA of 1.47 percent to benefit payments for 2014. Employers can incorporate a COLA into salary contracts.