Office of the Commissioner; Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2010

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Under title II of the Social Security Act (Act), there will be no cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits effective for December 2009. As a result, the following items will remain at their 2009 levels: (1) The Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly benefit amounts for 2010, under title XVI of the Act, will remain $674 for an eligible individual, $1,011 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $338 for an essential person; (2) The special benefit amount under title VIII of the Act for certain World War II veterans will remain $505.50 in 2010; (3) The student earned income exclusion under title XVI of the Act will remain $1,640 per month in 2010 but not more than $6,600 in all of 2010; (4) The dollar fee limit for services performed as a representative payee will remain $37 per month ($72 per month in the case of a beneficiary who is disabled and has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition that leaves him or her incapable of managing benefits) in 2010; (5) The dollar limit on the administrative-cost assessment charged to attorneys representing claimants will remain $83 in 2010; (6) The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) contr