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Since 1975, the Social Security COLA has been zero in three different years. (Note: Even in an deflationary environment, the COLA cannot be negative.) It has reached double digits twice, with a ...
Unfortunately, there have been a few years without an increase in the CPI-W, so there hasn’t been a cost-of-living increase in COLA for Social Security benefits. Since 1975, this has only ...
The average COLA: A snapshot in history The Social Security program has existed since 1935, but COLAs were not introduced until the mid-1970s. Back then, the adjustments were much larger than they ...
For the last 50 years, COLA increases have been determined by the CPI-W inflation rate. Previously, increases to benefits were decided by new legislation. The chart below shows what COLAs have ...
On Oct. 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits in 2023 would be 8.7%. While on the surface it may seem like...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the largest year-over-year increase in U.S. money supply, which in turn sent the prevailing rate of inflation soaring to a four-decade high. Following a decade of ...
Since COLAs became automatic in 1975, the average COLA has been 3.75% if you include this year's COLA. At 2.5%, the 2025 COLA is below average and the lowest since the 1.3% COLA in 2021. The good ...
SSA said in its update that the COLA increase has averaged close to 2.6% over the last decade. This year's Social Security increase is also close to the average so far in the 21st century. Since ...