{"database": "openregs", "table": "dockets", "rows": [["SSA-2008-0049", "SSA", "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2009", "Nonrulemaking", "2015-10-23T01:00:44Z", "0b000064806f0d5b", null, "We have determined\u2014\r\n(1) A 5.8 percent cost-of-living\r\nincrease in Social Security benefits\r\nunder title II of the Social Security Act\r\n(the Act), effective for December 2008;\r\n(2) An increase in the Federal\r\nSupplemental Security Income (SSI)\r\nmonthly benefit amounts under title\r\nXVI of the Act for 2009 to $674 for an\r\neligible individual, $1,011 for an\r\neligible individual with an eligible\r\nspouse, and $338 for an essential\r\nperson;\r\n(3) The student earned income\r\nexclusion to be $1,640 per month in\r\n2009 but not more than $6,600 in all of\r\n2009;\r\n(4) The dollar fee limit for services\r\nperformed as a representative payee to\r\nbe $37 per month ($72 per month in the\r\ncase of a beneficiary who is disabled\r\nand has an alcoholism or drug addiction\r\ncondition that leaves him or her\r\nincapable of managing benefits) in 2009;\r\n(5) The dollar limit on the\r\nadministrative-cost assessment charged\r\nto attorneys representing claimants to be\r\n$83 in 2009;\r\n(6) The national average wage index\r\nfor 2007 to be $40,405.48;\r\n(7) The Old-Age, Survivors, and\r\nDisability Insurance (OASDI)\r\ncontribution and benefit base to be\r\n$106,800 for remuneration paid in 2009\r\nand self-employment income earned in\r\ntaxable years beginning in 2009;\r\n(8) The monthly exempt amounts\r\nunder the Social Security retirement\r\nVerDate Aug<31>2005 16:45 Oct 29, 2008 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\\FR\\FM\\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES\r\n64652 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 211 / Thursday, October 30, 2008 / Notices\r\nearnings test for taxable years ending in\r\ncalendar year 2009 to be $1,180 and\r\n$3,140;\r\n(9) The dollar amounts (\u2018\u2018bend\r\npoints\u2019\u2019) used in the primary insurance\r\namount benefit formula for workers who\r\nbecome eligible for benefits, or who die\r\nbefore becoming eligible, in 2009 to be\r\n$744 and $4,483;\r\n(10) The bend points used in the\r\nformula for computing maximum family\r\nbenefits for workers who become\r\neligible for benefits, or who die before\r\nbecoming eligible, in 2009 to be $950,\r\n$1,372, and $1,789;\r\n(11) The amount of taxable earnings a\r\nperson must have to be credited with a\r\nquarter of coverage in 2009 to be $1,090;\r\n(12) The \u2018\u2018old-law\u2019\u2019 contribution and\r\nbenefit base to be $79,200 for 2009;\r\n(13) The monthly amount deemed to\r\nconstitute substantial gainful activity for\r\nstatutorily blind individuals in 2009 to\r\nbe $1,640, and the corresponding\r\namount for non-blind disabled persons\r\nto be $980;\r\n(14) The earnings threshold\r\nestablishing a month as a part of a trial\r\nwork period to be $700 for 2009; and\r\n(15) Coverage thresholds for 2009 to\r\nbe $1,700 for domestic workers and\r\n$1,500 for election workers.\r\n", "Administrative, Non-Programatic", null, null, "Title II--Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits", null, null, null, "{\"displayProperties\": [{\"name\": \"abstract\", \"label\": \"Description\", \"tooltip\": \"Describes an agency's specific regulatory action; equivalents: Abstract, Docket Subject, General Info, Related To, Summary.\"}], \"keywords\": null, \"modifyDate\": \"2015-10-23T01:00:44Z\", \"dkAbstract\": \"We have determined\\u2014\\r\\n(1) A 5.8 percent cost-of-living\\r\\nincrease in Social Security benefits\\r\\nunder title II of the Social Security Act\\r\\n(the Act), effective for December 2008;\\r\\n(2) An increase in the Federal\\r\\nSupplemental Security Income (SSI)\\r\\nmonthly benefit amounts under title\\r\\nXVI of the Act for 2009 to $674 for an\\r\\neligible individual, $1,011 for an\\r\\neligible individual with an eligible\\r\\nspouse, and $338 for an essential\\r\\nperson;\\r\\n(3) The student earned income\\r\\nexclusion to be $1,640 per month in\\r\\n2009 but not more than $6,600 in all of\\r\\n2009;\\r\\n(4) The dollar fee limit for services\\r\\nperformed as a representative payee to\\r\\nbe $37 per month ($72 per month in the\\r\\ncase of a beneficiary who is disabled\\r\\nand has an alcoholism or drug addiction\\r\\ncondition that leaves him or her\\r\\nincapable of managing benefits) in 2009;\\r\\n(5) The dollar limit on the\\r\\nadministrative-cost assessment charged\\r\\nto attorneys representing claimants to be\\r\\n$83 in 2009;\\r\\n(6) The national average wage index\\r\\nfor 2007 to be $40,405.48;\\r\\n(7) The Old-Age, Survivors, and\\r\\nDisability Insurance (OASDI)\\r\\ncontribution and benefit base to be\\r\\n$106,800 for remuneration paid in 2009\\r\\nand self-employment income earned in\\r\\ntaxable years beginning in 2009;\\r\\n(8) The monthly exempt amounts\\r\\nunder the Social Security retirement\\r\\nVerDate Aug<31>2005 16:45 Oct 29, 2008 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\\\\FR\\\\FM\\\\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES\\r\\n64652 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 211 / Thursday, October 30, 2008 / Notices\\r\\nearnings test for taxable years ending in\\r\\ncalendar year 2009 to be $1,180 and\\r\\n$3,140;\\r\\n(9) The dollar amounts (\\u2018\\u2018bend\\r\\npoints\\u2019\\u2019) used in the primary insurance\\r\\namount benefit formula for workers who\\r\\nbecome eligible for benefits, or who die\\r\\nbefore becoming eligible, in 2009 to be\\r\\n$744 and $4,483;\\r\\n(10) The bend points used in the\\r\\nformula for computing maximum family\\r\\nbenefits for workers who become\\r\\neligible for benefits, or who die before\\r\\nbecoming eligible, in 2009 to be $950,\\r\\n$1,372, and $1,789;\\r\\n(11) The amount of taxable earnings a\\r\\nperson must have to be credited with a\\r\\nquarter of coverage in 2009 to be $1,090;\\r\\n(12) The \\u2018\\u2018old-law\\u2019\\u2019 contribution and\\r\\nbenefit base to be $79,200 for 2009;\\r\\n(13) The monthly amount deemed to\\r\\nconstitute substantial gainful activity for\\r\\nstatutorily blind individuals in 2009 to\\r\\nbe $1,640, and the corresponding\\r\\namount for non-blind disabled persons\\r\\nto be $980;\\r\\n(14) The earnings threshold\\r\\nestablishing a month as a part of a trial\\r\\nwork period to be $700 for 2009; 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