Social Security COLA 2025 Increase Is Here

Social Security benefits have gone up 2.5% in 2025, thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). It's a smaller increase than the 3.2% bump that recipients saw in 2024, reflecting ...
The Social Security Administration issues COLAs in most years to help Social Security benefits keep up with inflation.
A half-dozen changes, concerning everything from Social Security checks to the payroll tax select workers will owe, are now ...
Here’s a rundown of four shifts to Social Security benefits you can prepare for ahead of the holidays, largely due to ...
Knowledge gaps can lead to costly financial planning mistakes, so everyone should make an effort to stay informed.
The Social Security Administration uses a specific dataset to calculate the COLA each year. You may see some additional deductions from your Social Security check, reducing the impact of the ...