Social Security, COLA

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.
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 by 2.5% in 2025. That's a considerably lower cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, than 2024's 3.2% increase. And it's also the smallest Social Security COLA to arrive since 2021 when benefits rose by just 1.3%.
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.
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.
Social Security's 2025 COLA Is Official: Retirees in These 10 States Will Get the Biggest Raises
Retired workers in these 10 states will receive the largest cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in absolute dollars next year.
Social Security sets its 2025 COLA increase at 2.5%. Here's how it will change your benefits.
Social Security benefits are given a cost of living adjustment each year. The 2025 COLA increase is the smallest since 2021.
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
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.
Majority find 2025 Social Security COLA bump insufficient: Survey
A recent survey from the Motley Fool shows 50% of retirees have considered going back to work to make ends meet.
Social Security COLA 2025 Increase Sparks Backlash
Senior groups say the COLA likely won't meet the higher costs seniors are facing on inflation on everything from groceries to healthcare.
Social Security COLA for 2025 – Social Security and You
In mid-October every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the Consumer Price Index over
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The 2025 Social Security COLA Is 2.5%: See What That Means for Your Social Security Payments
Your Social Security benefits aren’t likely to cover all of your expenses in retirement, but a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) can help offset some of the pain associated with inflation.
Trump tax plan would see Social Security benefits cut by one-third, watchdog says
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said Trump’s plans would eventually slash payments to retirees by one-third.