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.
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The 2025 Social Security COLA Was Announced Last Month. Here's What That Means for Retirees
But a 2.5% COLA for 2025 stings because it's the smallest one to arrive in years. At the start of 2024, seniors on Social Security saw their benefits increase by 3.2%. And the year prior, Social Security recipients got a record-breaking 8.7% COLA. So a raise of just 2.5% seems awfully meager by comparison.
Why Retirees' Average Take-Home Social Security Increase in 2025 Will Be 20% Lower Than They Might Expect
Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that the next cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5%. Here's why the average take-home Social Security increase will be roughly 20% lower than they might expect.
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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.
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 ...
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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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 ...
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.
Thousands of Georgians may never see Social Security benefits over a federal law
This month, the House of Representatives passed the Social Security Fairness Act to hopefully correct the issue.
No, the president cannot change Social Security
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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 ...