{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-225.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 225.40","heading":"General.","body":"A cost-of-living increase is an automatic increase in a PIA provided under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act. The Social Security Administration determines the percentage amount of any cost-of-living increase paid by the Board.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 225—PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT DETERMINATIONS","Subpart E—Cost-of-Living Increases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"6428cca2fb3cf7001f9295908e3e1ebc1cdd28f60916c2f09528a86ae03cb251","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-225.36","next":"us/20-cfr-225.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}