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Let's start with a bit of good news: Social Security benefits will increase by 2.5% in 2025, thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The average monthly Social Security benefit is ...
The COLA for 2025 is the second straight year of more normal annual adjustments, following large increases seen in 2023 and 2022. The 2025 increase follows this year’s rise of 3.2 percent, which ...
1. 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) The big Social Security news from the last couple of months has been the 2025 COLA, which came in at 2.5%. This is under the 3.2% increase retirees saw ...
The Social Security Administration set its 2025 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.5%, the smallest annual COLA hike since 2021. Although inflation has eased from its pandemic-era heights, some ...
The 2025 COLA for Social Security beneficiaries will be smaller. COLAs are tied to inflation, and with significantly cooled-off inflation rates, seniors will see a smaller increase than in recent ...
The percent increase then becomes the COLA in the following year. For instance, the CPI-W increased 2.5% in the third quarter of 2024, which means Social Security benefits will get a 2.5% COLA in ...
The increase in 2025 will perhaps have the biggest impact on those earning between $168,600 and $176,100 per year, as you'll face Social Security tax on income that wasn't previously taxed in 2024.
3. Maximum Social Security benefit also set to increase. The maximum Social Security benefit for a worker retiring at full retirement age will increase from $3,822 in 2024 to $4,018 in 2025. This ...