Social security alert — COLA 2025

What the New Social Security COLA Increase Means for You
Now that the 2025 COLA increase has been announced by the Social Security Administration, here's what you need to know.
2025 Social Security COLA: Your top 5 questions, answered
The extent to which your monthly Social Security payments will increase in 2025 will hinge on a few factors. These include an official COLA number, whether you're enrolled in Medicare, and whether the cost of Part B rises in 2025.
Social Security Just Announced the 2025 COLA. Here's How It Compares to Recent Years
Social Security averages the CPI-W data for July, August, and September and compares it to the previous year's number. If the number is higher than the previous year's, the increase becomes the COLA. If the number is lower than the previous year's, Social Security doesn't reduce monthly benefits -- they remain the same.
Smaller Social Security COLA for 2025: What Retirees Need to Know
Each year, Social Security recipients receive a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, designed to help offset the impact of inflation on their benefits.
2 big changes to Social Security were just announced for 2025
Social Security announced changes that will affect the amount of money current and future retirees have next year.
Disappointed by the Social Security COLA? There Could Be More Bad News Coming.
However, Social Security has consistently struggled to keep up with rising costs. In fact, inflation has outpaced the COLA in four of the last five years. The only year in which the COLA came out ahead of the inflation rate was 2023, which saw a record-breaking 8.7% COLA -- the highest adjustment in roughly 40 years.
Navigating Retirement: The Importance of Social Security in Your Financial Strategy
AARP analyzes how Social Security benefits measure against local living expenses. Find out which states offer the best support for retirees and tips for effective retirement budgeting.
Jill On Money: Social security alert — COLA 2025
With the 2025 COLA announcement, the average Social Security check for individual retirees will increase from $1,927 per month to $1,976
50% of Retirees May Return to Work Because of an Insufficient 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Such is the case for 2025. Recently, the Social Security Administration announced that benefits would be rising by 2.5% in the new year. And while that's certainly not the smallest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on record, it pales in comparison to recent COLAs.
Why your next Social Security COLA could change if Kamala Harris wins in November
Your future Social Security benefit increases could be affected by which candidate wins the upcoming presidential election.
Here’s how the Social Security COLA could change if Kamala Harris wins the election, according to experts
Neither campaign has focused on reforms to Social Security that would increase benefits for seniors, ten percent of which ...
Disappointed in Your 2025 Social Security COLA? Here's Why You Shouldn't Be.
On Oct. 10, the Social Security Administration (SSA) dropped a bombshell by announcing that monthly benefits would be rising ...
Social Security: It'll be harder to qualify for retirement benefits starting in 2025 — what to know
It will become slightly harder to qualify for Social Security benefits in retirement next year amid a change related to the ...
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2025 Social Security COLA increase: How much will benefits go up?
The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefit checks starting in 2025. That's down from the 3.2% increase in 2024 and the smallest COLA ...