arrears
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Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are made a year in arrears, so if your costs rose this year, your Social Security payments wouldn’t go up in response until 2027.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
In Canada, a mortgage is considered in arrears when payments are overdue by 90 days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Jodie Davies, from Tonyrefail, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, owes £1,200 in arrears on her council tax and said councils should contact people earlier if they have missed a payment.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Inflation also undermines the value of Social Security payments, because the annual cost-of-living adjustments come a year in arrears.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
Mam comes back up to Italy and sits by the fire wondering where in God’s name she’ll get the money for a week’s rent never mind the arrears.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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