Section 12. Cost Of Living Adjustment (Cola) Disregard Computation

The countable social security benefit without the COLA is calculated using the COLA increase table as follows: A. divide the current gross social security benefit by the COLA increase in the most current year; the result is the social security benefit before the COLA increase; B. divide the result from Subsection A above by the COLA increase from the previous period or year; the result is the social security benefit before the increase for that period or year; and C. repeat Subsection B above for each year, through the year that the applicant or eligible recipient received both social security benefits and supplemental security income (SSI); the final result is the countable social security benefit. COLA Increase and disregard table Period and year COLA increase = benefit before 1 2025 Jan – Dec 2.5 Jan 25 2 2024 Jan - Dec 3.2 Jan 24 3 2023 Jan - Dec 8.7 Jan 23 4 2022 Jan - Dec 5.9 Jan 22 5 2021 Jan - Dec 1.3 Jan 21 6 2020 Jan - Dec 1.6 Jan 20 7 2019 Jan - Dec 2.8 Jan 19 8 2018 Jan - Dec 2.0 Jan 18 9 2017 Jan - Dec 0.3 Jan 17 10 2016 Jan - Dec 0 Jan 16 11 2015 Jan - Dec 1.017 Jan 15 12 2014 Jan - Dec 1.015 Jan 14 13 2013 Jan - Dec 1.017 Jan 13 14 2012 Jan - Dec 1.037 Jan 12 15 2011 Jan - Dec 0 Jan 11 16 2010 Jan - Dec 1 Jan 10 17 2009 Jan - Dec 1 Jan 09 18 2008 Jan - Dec 1.058 Jan 08 19 2007 Jan - Dec 1.023 Jan 07 20 2006 Jan - Dec 1.033 Jan 06 21 2005 Jan - Dec 1.041 Jan 05 22 2004 Jan - Dec 1.027 Jan 04 8.200.520 NMAC 4 23 2003 Jan - Dec 1.021 Jan 03 24 2002 Jan - Dec 1.014 Jan 02 25 2001 Jan - Dec 1.026 Jan 01 26 2000 Jan - Dec 1.035 Jan 00 27 1999 Jan - Dec 1.025 Jan 99 28 1998 Jan - Dec 1.013 Jan 98 29 1997 Jan - Dec 1.021 Jan 97 30 1996 Jan - Dec 1.029 Jan 96 31 1995 Jan - Dec 1.026 Jan 95 32 1994 Jan - Dec 1.028 Jan 94 33 1993 Jan - Dec 1.026 Jan 93 34 1992 Jan - Dec 1.03 Jan 92 35 1991 Jan - Dec 1.037 Jan 91 36 1990 Jan - Dec 1.054 Jan 90 37 1989 Jan - Dec 1.047 Jan 89 38 1988 Jan - Dec 1.04 Jan 88 39 1987 Jan - Dec 1.042 Jan 87 40 1986 Jan - Dec 1.013 Jan 86 41 1985 Jan - Dec 1.031 Jan 85 42 1984 Jan - D c 1.021 Jan 97 30 1996 Jan - Dec 1.029 Jan 96 31 1995 Jan - Dec 1.026 Jan 95 32 1994 Jan - Dec 1.028 Jan 94 33 1993 Jan - Dec 1.026 Jan 93 34 1992 Jan - Dec 1.03 Jan 92 35 1991 Jan - Dec 1.037 Jan 91 36 1990 Jan - Dec 1.054 Jan 90 37 1989 Jan - Dec 1.047 Jan 89 38 1988 Jan - Dec 1.04 Jan 88 39 1987 Jan - Dec 1.042 Jan 87 40 1986 Jan - Dec 1.013 Jan 86 41 1985 Jan - Dec 1.031 Jan 85 42 1984 Jan - Dec 1.035 Jan 84 43 1982 Jul - 1983 Dec 1.035 Jul 82 44 1981 Jul - 1982 Jun 1.074 Jul 81 45 1980 Jul - 1981 Jun 1.112 Jul 80 46 1979 Jul - 1980 Jun 1.143 Jul 79 47 1978 Jul - 1979 Jun 1.099 Jul 78 48 1977 Jul - 1978 Jun 1.065 Jul 77 49 1977 Apr - 1977 Jun 1.059 Apr 77