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Key Points. In 2025, Social Security benefits got a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment. Initial estimates are calling for a similar COLA in 2026. At this point, it’s premature to nail down a COLA ...
But in 2025, Social Security benefits will be rising by only 2.5% due to cooling inflation. And while that's not a terrible increase, it's disappointing in the context of recent COLAs that have ...
Put differently, if Social Security's 2026 COLA exceeds 2.2%, the OASDI Trust Fund may be depleted before 2035. Best-case scenario: That means Congress will have less time to find a fix for Social ...
By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in effect, the average benefit has climbed to $1,976 ...
In 2025, Social Security recipients will receive a 2.5% COLA. That is the smallest benefit increase since 2021 because inflation has trended downward. ... The maximum Social Security benefit for ...
The Social Security Administration announced recently that seniors will get a 2.5% benefits increase for the 2025 year. That amounts to around $49 more in monthly benefits for the average retiree.
For retired-worker beneficiaries, who accounted for 81% of the benefits paid out by the SSA in August, the average Social Security check is set to climb by $49 per month to $1,976 in 2025.
CPI-W inflation increased 2.5% in the third quarter of 2024, so Social Security benefits received a 3.2% COLA in 2025. The following chart shows how much additional monthly income, on average ...