24-02 Version of 39.6 COLA Disregard
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State of Wisconsin
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The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

24-02 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 Social Security Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (OASDI) 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.
    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 2024 OASDI by: Multiply 2023 OASDI by:
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 0.031008 --
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 0.108563 0.080037
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 0.158227 0.131291
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 0.169030 0.142439
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 0.182116 0.155944
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 0.204393 0.178934
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 0.219993 0.195033
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 0.222326 0.197441
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 0.222326 0.197441
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 0.235326 0.210856
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 0.246626 0.222518
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 0.259220 0.235515
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 0.284961 0.262080
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 0.284961 0.262080
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 0.284961 0.262080
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008 0.324160 0.302533
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007 0.339355 0.318214
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006 0.360459 0.339994
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005 0.385648 0.365989
Jan 2004 - Dec 2004 0.401799 0.382657
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003 0.414103 0.395354
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002 0.422192 0.403703
Jan 2001 - Dec 2001 0.436835 0.418813
Jan 2000 - Dec 2000 0.455879 0.438467
Jan 1999 - Dec 1999 0.468632 0.451628
Jan 1998 - Dec 1998 0.475451 0.458665
Jan 1997 - Dec 1997 0.486240 0.469800
Jan 1996 - Dec 1996 0.500719 0.484742
Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 0.513371 0.497799
Jan 1994 - Dec 1994 0.526626 0.511478
Jan 1993 - Dec 1993 0.538622 0.523858
Jan 1992 - Dec 1992 0.552060 0.537726
Jan 1991 - Dec 1991 0.568042 0.554220
Jan 1990 - Dec 1990 0.590173 0.577059
Jan 1989 - Dec 1989 0.608570 0.596044
Jan 1988 - Dec 1988 0.623625 0.611581
Jan 1987 - Dec 1987 0.638796 0.627237
Jan 1986 - Dec 1986 0.643431 0.632021
Jan 1985 - Dec 1985 0.654152 0.643085
Jan 1984 - Dec 1984 0.665848 0.655155
Jul 1983 - Dec 1983 0.677148 0.666816
Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 0.699393 0.689773
Jul 1981 - Jun 1982 0.729670 0.721019
Jul 1980 - Jun 1981 0.763490 0.755922
Jul 1979 - Jun 1980 0.784796 0.777909
Jul 1978 - Jun 1979 0.797930 0.791464
Apr 1977 - Jun 1978 0.809188 0.803082

This page last updated in Release Number: 24-02
Release Date: 08/22/2024
Effective Date: 08/22/2024

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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