Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information | SSA
The 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2025. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2024.
Cost-Of-Living Adjustments - The United States Social Security ...
Since 1975, Social Security general benefit increases have been cost-of-living adjustments or COLAs. The 1975-82 COLAs were effective with Social Security benefits payable for June in each of those years; thereafter COLAs have been effective with benefits payable for December.
Social Security Payment April 9: Who Gets Paid With COLA Boost
1 day ago · Social Security payments for retirees born early in the month arrive April 9 with a 2.5% COLA increase. Who qualifies? Some may not get paid.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 2.5 percent COLA for 2025.
Social Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025
Oct 10, 2024 · Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January.
Social Security payment on April 9: How much COLA hike to …
1 day ago · On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will begin issuing payments that include the 2.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), which went into effect in January 2025 ...
Social Security to Send Out First Round of 2025 COLA
Mar 28, 2025 · The SSA will issue its next payment on Wednesday, April 9, to post-May 1997 retirees born between the 1st and 10th of the month.
Social Security's 2026 COLA estimate is climbing…
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What Will the Social Security COLA Raise Be for 2025?
Oct 10, 2024 · Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% increase in their payments beginning in January 2025, thanks to the latest cost-of-living adjustment announced Oct. 10 by …
History of Social Security COLA Increases by Year - AARP
Oct 10, 2024 · Learn how the Social Security Administration measures inflation to calculate the annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for monthly benefit payments.