23-01 Version of 39.6 COLA Disregard
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

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The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

23-01 Version of 39.6 COLA Disregard

To calculate the COLAcost-of-living adjustment. An increase in income to compensate for inflation. disregardAn amount not counted when determining a person's total net income. amount, do the following: 

  1. Find the current gross OASDIOld Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program. Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program payments, known as “Social Security” by the Social Security Administration (SSA) include SSA Retirement, Disability, Survivors benefits, and any other benefits covered in Title II of the Social Security Act. income, which is the sum of:
    1. The amount of the OASDI check
    2. Any amount being deducted from the OASDI check for Medicare premiums (do not include Medicare Part B premiums that are paid for by the state)
    3. Any amount being withheld from the OASDI check to recover a previous overpayment 
  2. In the table below, find the decimal figure that corresponds to the last month when the person received an SSI payment.
  3. Multiply the gross OASDI income by the applicable decimal figure and round to the nearest whole dollar. The result is the historical COLA disregard amount.
Month SSI Last Received Multiply 2023 OASDI by: Multiply 2022 OASDI by:
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 0.080037 --
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 0.131291 0.055713
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 0.142439 0.067831
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 0.155944 0.082511
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 0.178934 0.107501
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 0.195033 0.125001
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 0.197441 0.127618
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 0.197441 0.127618
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 0.210856 0.142201
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 0.222518 0.154877
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 0.235515 0.169004
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 0.262080 0.197881
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 0.262080 0.197881
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 0.262080 0.197881
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008 0.302533 0.241853
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007 0.318214 0.258899
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006 0.339994 0.282574
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 0.365989 0.310830
Jan 2004 - Dec 2004 0.382657 0.328948
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 0.395354 0.342750
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002 0.403703 0.351825
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001 0.418813 0.368250
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000 0.438467 0.389614
Jan 1999 - Dec 1999 0.451628 0.403920
Jan 1998 - Dec 1998 0.458665 0.411569
Jan 1997 - Dec 1997 0.469800 0.423672
Jan 1996 - Dec 1996 0.484742 0.439915
Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 0.497799 0.454108
Jan 1994 - Dec 1994 0.511478 0.468976
Jan 1993 - Dec 1993 0.523858 0.482433
Jan 1992 - Dec 1992 0.537726 0.497508
Jan 1991 - Dec 1991 0.554220 0.515437
Jan 1990 - Dec 1990 0.577059 0.540263
Jan 1989 - Dec 1989 0.596044 0.560900
Jan 1988 - Dec 1988 0.611581 0.577789
Jan 1987 - Dec 1987 0.627237 0.594807
Jan 1986 - Dec 1986 0.632021 0.600007
Jan 1985 - Dec 1985 0.643085 0.612034
Jan 1984 - Dec 1984 0.655155 0.625153
Jul 1983 - Dec 1983 0.666816 0.637829
Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 0.689773 0.662783
Jul 1981 - Jun 1982 0.721019 0.696748
Jul 1980 - Jun 1981 0.755922 0.734687
Jul 1979 - Jun 1980 0.777909 0.758587
Jul 1978 - Jun 1979 0.791464 0.773321
Apr 1977 - Jun 1978 0.803082 0.785950

This page last updated in Release Number: 23-01
Release Date: 02/25/2023
Effective Date: 02/01/2023

The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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