The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.5% cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment to beneficiaries starting in January of 2025 — the smallest increase since 2021. Beneficiaries will ...

The 2.5% increase that will take effect in 2025 is lower than the last couple of years. The Social Security Administration announced a 3.2% bump last year, 8.7% in 2022, and 5.9% in 2021.

2025’s COLA increase is very similar to the historical average. The average COLA for the last decade has been around 2.6%. Therefore, this year’s increase is very similar to what we’ve seen ...

For 2024, Social Security recipients got a 3.2% COLA. In 2023, the annual adjustment reached 8.7% — a nearly 40-year high as inflation soared — while the 2022 COLA stood at 5.9%. Social ...

Social Security increase 2026: Here’s the latest COLA prediction, and it’s looking like it could be even less than last year Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com .

Now that the 2025 COLA increase has been announced by the Social Security Administration, here's what you need to know. What the New Social Security COLA Increase Means for You - CNET X ...

Senior groups reacted to the cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment announced on Thursday for 2025 Social Security payments, saying it likely will not cover higher costs retirees are facing.. The COLA ...

The new COLA increase will affect nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries and 7.5 million people collecting Supplemental Security Income. “Social Security benefits and SSI payments will ...

TSCL's latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) prediction was especially intriguing. Social Security's 2026 COLA is on track to do something that hasn't happened in 41 years.

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. That could change if tariffs push up inflation.

The large COLA, an 8.7 percent increase that begins in January, will push some retirees over income thresholds that require them to pay income taxes on part of their Social Security benefit.