COLA, Social Security

Your 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Might Not Go as Far as You Expect. Here's Why
All Social Security beneficiaries are getting a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year -- or at least they are on paper. This will increase monthly benefit amounts for all recipients, including those claiming spousal Social Security.
The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be the smallest it's been since 2021
In Wisconsin, more than 1.2 million people receive monthly Social Security retirement checks, while more than 100,000 people are on the SSI program.
What we know about the SSA cost of living adjustment (COLA) in 2025
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is set to implement a 2.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2025, impacting millions of beneficiaries. This adjustment aims to align payments with inflation,
The 2025 Social Security COLA Is Official. Here's How Much the Average Retirement Check Will Increase Next Month.
One of the most important parts of Social Security is the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. The COLA is designed to help your monthly checks keep up with rising prices for everything from groceries, to medical bills, to the cost of housing. The Social Security Administration announces the next year's COLA in October each year.
Social Security: When do 2025 COLA increases go into effect?
Here's when 2025's Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment increases will go into effect. The increase is the agency's lowest in years.
Get Ready for the Smallest Social Security COLA Since 2021
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For the millions of older Americans who get most of their monthly income from Social Security,
What to know about Social Security's December schedule and COLA increase
Social Security beneficiaries have some changes coming in December and January, due to quirks of the calendar and a payment hike.
Social Security COLA increase for 2025: What to expect
Over the last decade, the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has averaged about 2.6%. The COLA was 3.2% in 2024. Another significant change in January will be an increase in taxable wages. The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $176,100, up from $168,600.
Social Security 2025: 3 Things You Need to Know About 2025's Social Security COLA
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Seniors on Social Security often rely heavily on their yearly cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to make ends meet.
3 Social Security COLA Dates To Know for 2025
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that beneficiaries will get a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025. The new adjustment will boost the average retirement check
2025 Social Security COLA: How to calculate the increase
The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a crucial component of Social Security, designed to help retirees keep pace with inflation.
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Social Security's 2025 COLA: Here's How Much Benefits Are Forecast to Increase for Retirees Aged 62 to 70
The most anticipated of those changes is the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which essentially reimburses retired ...
These are the Social Security payments that will arrive before the end of 2024: Are you on the list?
December ends in two weeks, but there are still some Social Security payments left to be sent. Find out if you'll be ...
Springfield Council rejects regular cost of living salary increases for mayor, elected officials
An attempt to end the often uncomfortable and controversial practice of having city councilors having to adopt pay raises for ...
'I am having a very rough time': Struggling Americans react to 'tiny' Social Security COLA bump for 2025 — 3 ways to make the most of your retirement income withou…
In swallowing Social Security’s stingy 2025 COLA bump, some Americans may wonder what federal officials have been drinking.
Social Security Is Changing in 2025. Here's How it Might Affect You
The first adjusted payments will be made in December 2024 for those who collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and in January 2025 for people who get regular Social Security p ...