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new legislation. Those who have been receiving no more than $768 a year, the current minimum, will be getting $845. The maximum for an individual will now be $2,557 a year and for a couple, $4,964.

Local residents who have been getting $100 a month, or $1,200 a year, will now receive $1,320 Those at the $1,800 level will get $1,980 in the future.

Prior to the new change in rates, pension payments in Rappahannock County averaged $773 per recipient per year, according to the Social Security Administration.

This year, with the increase, the average will rise to $850 per beneficiary.

Total payments throughout the

93.9%