{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/social-security-benefits-rise", "Social Security benefits to rise", "2013-11-02", "2013", "2013-11", "Independent", "Senate", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Social Security benefits to rise                                           \n              Nov 2, 2013      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Social Security recipients will see a 1.5 percent increase in their benefits beginning in January 2014. For a recipient receiving the national average benefit of $1,294, that means another $19 each month. The COLA rate varies from year to year depending on change in the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners (CPI-W), a measure of inflation. In addition, it was announced this week that the cap on earnings subject to the FICA withholding tax that pays for Social Security will rise from $113,000 this year to $117,000 for 2014. This increase helps reinforce the long-term solvency of the Social Security retirement insurance system. For more information, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/cola.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/social-security-benefits-rise"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9241170957684517, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}