Social Security, a cornerstone for millions of Americans, is undergoing significant changes in 2025. Understanding these ...

Social Security benefits are at the center of major changes in 2025. A rare cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) prediction and a ...

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How the 2025 COLA will change your benefit. The 2.5% COLA increase will boost the average Social Security payment by about $50 starting in January, the agency said on Thursday.

Last year, the Social Security increase was much less, with recipients receiving a 3.2% COLA boost. The last time a higher COLA was announced since 2023 was 1981 when the COLA was at 11.2%.

Some 72.5 million Social Security recipients will soon see a slight increase in their benefits. 2025’s cost of living adjustment of 2.5% means the average beneficiary receiving $1,870 per month ...

The new COLA for 2025 was announced today by the Social Security Administration. A sign is seen outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California.