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How the 2025 COLA compares to recent adjustments. As of August 2024, the average Social Security recipient received a monthly benefit of $1,783.55. But the average retired worker did a bit better ...
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 ...
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 2024, the Social Security COLA is 3.2%. ... according to the Seniors League's 2024 Loss of Buying Power study, this increase would fall significantly short of covering the rising costs for ...
For example, the CPI-W climbed 2.5% in the third quarter of 2024, so Social Security benefits will receive a 2.5% COLA in 2025. The latest inflation report was bad news for retired workers on ...
Data source: Social Security Administration, The Senior Citizens League. Payments have been rounded to the nearest dollar. 2. Social Security's full retirement age will increase in 2025
In recent years, Social Security's COLAs have been notably generous. This year's 3.2% COLA was above average over the past decade, and 2023's 8.7% COLA was a record-breaker. Social Security cards.
Social Security uses inflation data from July, August, and September of the previous year to determine the upcoming year's COLA. So, while the 2.5% COLA seems modest, it also means that inflation ...