Puzzle #8 – “COLA (Cost-of-Living Adjustment)”

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Across
  1. 4. - Agency that announces the COLA each year
  2. 5. - This grows when COLA is applied
  3. 9. - Month when COLA changes typically take effect
  4. 10. - What COLA causes to your Social Security payments
Down
  1. 1. - A statistical measure used to determine COLA
  2. 2. - What COLA is meant to adjust for
  3. 3. - COLA is calculated as this type of number
  4. 6. - COLA helps benefits match this rise in prices
  5. 7. - COLA is based on this type of price index
  6. 8. - Annual Social Security increase to keep up with inflation