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Chapter 21 - Income Calculation (Community)

Effective:  December 1, 2014

21.50.15.05 - Pickle Disregard COLA Chart

Archived:  June 1, 2016 (Previous Versions)

Pickle Disregard COLA Chart

To determine the Pickle Disregard threshold RSDI amount:

l  Divide the client's current gross RSDI benefit by the percentage of the previous year's COLA. (This yields the RSDI level before the last COLA.)

l  Repeat the computation for each RSDI COLA received since the Pickle Threshold Date.

Gross RSDI Amount

 

COLA Amount

 

Gross RSDI
before last COLA

2015

÷

1.7

=

2014

2014

÷

1.5

=

2013

2013

÷

1.7

=

2012

2012

÷

1.036

=

2011

2011

÷

1

=

2010

2010

÷

1

=

2009

2009

÷

1.058

=

2008

2008

÷

1.023

=

2007

2007

÷

1.033

=

2006

2006

÷

1.041

=

2005

2005

÷

1.027

=

2004

2004

÷

1.021

=

2003

2003

÷

1.014

=

2002

2002

÷

1.026

=

2001

2001

÷

1.035

=

2000

2000

÷

1.025

=

1999

1999

÷

1.013

=

1998

1998

÷

1.021

=

1997

1997

÷

1.029

=

1996

1996

÷

1.026

=

1995

1995

÷

1.028

=

1994

1994

÷

1.026

=

1993

1993

÷

1.030

=

1992

1992

÷

1.037

=

1991

1991

÷

1.054

=

1990

1990

÷

1.047

=

1989

1989

÷

1.040

=

1988

1988

÷

1.042

=

1987

1987

÷

1.013

=

1986

1986

÷

1.031

=

1985

1985

÷

1.035

=

1984

1984

÷

1.035

=

1983

1983

÷

1.074

=

1982

1982

÷

1.112

=

1981

1981

÷

1.143

=

1980

1980

÷

1.099

=

1979

1979

÷

1.065

=

1978

1978

÷

1.059

=

1977

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