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The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment for recipients in 2025, the smallest such increase since 2021.
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 ...
It's official: Social Security benefits will receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, the smallest percent increase in payments since 2021. That means the average retired worker ...
At 2.5%, the 2025 COLA is below average and the lowest since the 1.3% COLA in 2021. The good news: The 2025 COLA could be lower. The could-be-better news: The 2025 COLA could also be higher.
The average monthly Social Security benefit is expected to rise from $1,927 to $1,976 once 2025's COLA takes effect. That's a $49 increase. But that doesn't mean you should automatically expect ...
Data source: Social Security Administration. As shown above, CPI-E inflation averaged 3.4% through the first eight months of 2024. That is three-tenths of a percent above the average CPI-W reading.
As you can see above, COLAs have cooled off since the elevated inflation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, meaning the 2.5% increase for 2025 is more or less in line with historical norms ...
In 2025, the earnings-test limit will be $23,400 -- an increase from $22,320 in 2024. From there, you'll risk having $1 in Social Security withheld per $2 of earnings.