COLA, Social Security

The Social Security COLA is lower than it’s been in four years. Here’s what that means for your spending.
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is a 2.5% increase. That means the monthly benefits checks for more than 72.5 million Americans will see their lowest annual bump in four years.
Social Security January 2025: Your Next Check Includes the COLA Increase
We're a couple of days away from the new year, and that means the next Social Security checks will include the 2025 COLA increase.
The 2025 Social Security COLA Was Announced in October. Here's What That Means for Retirees.
Technically speaking, this is the 2024 COLA, as it goes into effect in December 2024. However, because Social Security is paid a month in arrears, this increase will be reflected in the payment that beneficiaries receive in January. For this reason, it is often referred to as the 2025 COLA.
Social Security 2025 Increase Leaves Americans Worried for Their Future
The maximum monthly SSI payment for 2024 is $943 for an individual and $1,415 for a couple. In 2025, this will rise to $967 for an eligible individual, and $1,450 for a couple.
The Biggest Social Security COLA Increases of All Time
Unfortunately, there have been a few years without an increase in the CPI-W, so there hasn’t been a cost-of-living increase in COLA for Social Security benefits. Since 1975, this has only ...
Social Security January 2025: Your COLA-Boosted Check Is on the Way
Social Security (retirement and survivors) recipients will now see a 2.5% increase in their next check and throughout the year. The COLA increase also extends to Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability insurance recipients.
401k funding change, Social Security boost for 2025
A couple changes are coming to some people's finances in the new year.
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SSDI January 2025: The Second Round of COLA-Boosted Checks Are Headed Out
SSDI recipients will soon see an increase to their benefits checks when the 2025 COLA goes into effect this January.
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Social Security COLA 2025: Here's when retirees will start getting bigger checks
Social Security benefits have gone up 2.5% in 2025, thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). It's a smaller increase than the 3.2% bump that recipients saw in 2024, reflecting ...
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The Social Security COLA 2025 Increase Is Here: Here's When to Expect Your Boosted Check
The Social Security COLA increase for 2025 is finally here, and so is your boosted benefits check. Here's when you can expect it. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web ...
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What to know about Social Security's December and January 2025 payments
When will I get the 2025 COLA increase in my Social Security check? In October, the Social Security Administration set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.5%, the smallest annual COLA hike ...
Coca-Cola Consolidated: Solid Performance Bound To Continue Into 2025
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2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees
A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are ...