Social Security, COLA
Social Security’s COLA provides invaluable protection
The inflation data for August gives us a pretty good idea about the likely magnitude of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025. This automatic indexing of benefits to keep up with rising prices — always a wonderful feature of our Social Security program — has been particularly valuable in light of the recent bout of inflation.
2025 Social Security COLA estimate dips with inflation but more seniors face poverty
COLA estimate fell with inflation, but seniors are struggling. More seniors fell into poverty again last year, data show.
Social Security 2025 COLA Predictions: Here's How Much More Money You Could Get
Though we still have a month to find out what the official COLA will be for next year, experts closely tracking inflation trends are able to make fairly accurate predictions in th
Social Security COLA trending toward lowest increase since 2021
The COLA has been up and down over the last few years as it was 3.2% in 2023, 8.7% in 2022, 5.9% in 2021 and 1.3% in 2020. The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the official COLA for 2025 in mid-October.
Social Security COLA could go up 2.5% in 2025, latest estimate shows
The actual cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 for Social Security benefits will be announced in mid-October. Early estimates show an average boost.
Social Security COLA 2025: Retirees Should Be Prepared for Bad News and More Bad News
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Estimated Social Security COLA increase for 2025 keeps dropping
The next cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients — which was already projected to be the lowest in years — is continuing to fall even lower, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department.
We're Still 3 Weeks Away From a 2025 Social Security COLA Announcement, But Here's What We Know So Far
Social Security COLAs are calculated based on changes to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from one year to the next during the third quarter of the year. Seeing as how we're not through with the month of September,
Prediction: 2025's Social Security COLA Won't Be Terrible News After All
Social Security COLAs are tied directly to inflation. Therefore, when one goes down, it indicates that the other is down, too. In other words, a smaller 2025 COLA means inflation has been cooling. If that trend continues, seniors on Social Security could gain buying power in the form of lower prices in stores and in general.
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Social Security increase 2025: Here's the latest forecast, which is the smallest in 3 years
There could be a Social Security increase of 2.5% in 2025, according to the latest estimates from The Senior Citizens ...
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How Much Money Could The Social Security 2025 COLA Deliver?
the Social Security Administration will announce the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025. Below, we’ll answer some basic questions about the Social Security COLA ...
Social Security Update: Lawmakers May Force Vote to Raise Benefits for Some
The Social Security Fairness Act was proposed to reverse the rules surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ...
Social Security Payments Set For 2.5% Increase Next Year; Retirement-Oriented Dividend Stocks Like Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo See Gains
Americans receiving Social Security payments may see less of an increase next year, according to a nonprofit group that ...