Social Security benefits increased by 2.5% in 2025. Why retirees may feel it's not enough
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 is the lowest since the post-Covid inflation spike. Yet retirees still ...
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The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be the smallest it's been since 2021
That's down from the 3.2% increase granted in 2024, marking the smallest cost-of-living adjustment since 2021, according to USA TODAY. For the average beneficiary, their monthly payment will rise ...
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What the cost-of-living adjustment increase in Social Security means
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase will affect 68 million Social ... Social Security and SSI beneficiaries have seen since 2021. The agency said that the cost-of-living adjustment ...
Social Security's 2025 COLA Took Effect in January, but It Comes With an Unpleasant Surprise for Retirees
COLA likely underestimated inflation in 2024 Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are designed to protect the purchasing power of benefit payments from inflation. In this case, ...
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2025 Social Security COLA Estimate Drops Again
Retirees relying on Social Security benefits can expect the lowest cost-of-living (COLA) increase since 2021. The latest COLA forecast is 2.5%, a slight decrease from last month’s estimate of 2. ...