However, this 2.5% increase marks the lowest COLA since 2021, following two years of higher-than-usual adjustments due to inflation. The COLA for Social Security is tied directly to changes in the ...

Social Security payments are paid out to beneficiaries at different times of the month depending on their birthdate and how ...

The May 2024 projections estimated an increase in 2025 to $174,900 ... In 2009 and 2010 the COLA was 0%. The COLA spiked again in 2021 and 2022 during the rampant inflation triggered by the ...

But if this trend continues, which seems likely, it will result in a smaller increase in the CPI-W, which means a smaller 2026 COLA. We won't know the real 2026 COLA until Oct. 15, 2025.

While the predictions can change month to month, this would be the lowest COLA since 2021's increase of 1.3%. Benton's latest statement in response to the League's prediction urges Congress to ...

Non-partisan group The Senior Citizens League is predicting a modest increase of about 2. ... The last time the COLA came in below 2.0% was 2021 when it was 1.3%,” the group said.

The 2025 COLA is the lowest since 2021 and down from 3.2% this year, mainly because of the nation’s falling inflation rate. Over the last decade, the COLA increase has averaged about 2.6% ...