Social Security Benefits Get a COLA in 2025

Social Security COLA 2025: Here's How Much Your Check Will Increase in January
With a little more than a month before the 2025 COLA kicks in, here's what you should know about the upcoming adjustment.
Social Security Benefits Get a COLA in 2025, but Some Retirees Can Expect an Above-Average Raise
Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025. In fact, a recent survey conducted by The Motley Fool found that 54% of retired workers believe the 2025 COLA is insufficient.
Planning for retirement: Here's how I expect to spend my Social Security checks
The idea of depending entirely on Social Security doesn't sit well with me. That's why I'm taking control now by building retirement accounts.
Don't Lose Your Social Security Benefits. Here Are 4 Ways It Could Happen
Learn income limits and other restrictions to avoid having your Social Security benefits suspended or terminated.
Working and Collecting a Social Security Benefit? Big Changes Are On the Way in 2025.
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) isn't the only notable change to America's top retirement program in 2025.
73% of workers worry Social Security won’t be able to pay retirement benefits. Here’s what advisers say.
Gen Xers say they are worried they may not receive their benefits at retirement age if Social Security funds are depleted.
No, the president cannot change Social Security
VERIFY readers asked if the president can change Social Security. Its tax rate and benefits are set by law, so it would take an act of Congress to change them.
There's Good News and Bad News About 2025's Social Security COLA
But the truth is that your monthly benefit is never truly locked in, because each year, Social Security recipients are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
2025 Social Security benefits will change from January first for millions of people
Millions of Americans will see changes to their benefits in the New Year. There will be an increase of 2.5 percent for retirees and those on disability benefits
Federal Taxes on Social Security Benefits Could Be Eliminated If Trump Has His Way. But There's a Dark Cloud With This Silver Lining.
President-elect Donald Trump said those words during his victory speech on Nov. 6, 2024. Federal taxes on Social Security ...
Medicare premiums rise for 2025, nicking retirees' Social Security checks
Seniors awaiting bigger Social Security checks next year may be shocked to discover higher Medicare premiums will eat up a ...
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Social Security update: December direct payment worth $943 goes out in six days
The check is the second one sent in November but won’t affect the total received from the Social Security Administration ...
3 Possible Social Security Checks in November 2024? Here's Why
Married retirees are lucky enough to benefit from two monthly checks, but most people rarely get more than this. However, in ...
Time running out for Senate to pass Social Security Fairness Act
The House recently passed a Social Security bill but the Senate is running out of time to get it over the finish line.
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Senior living: Social Security tackles overpayment ‘injustices,’ but problems remain
In March, newly installed Social Security chief Martin O’Malley criticized agency “injustices” that “shock our shared ...
Senate has 6 weeks to vote to lift Social Security for public workers. Will it?
Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their ...
Dave Ramsey sounds alarm on Social Security for retired Americans
Personal finance radio host Dave Ramsey adds another element of unease about retirement finances as he explains his view that ...