2023: 8.7% 2024: 3.2% Benefits can stay static, though it's rare: Since being instituted in 1975, the COLA has only been 0% in 2009, 2010 and 2015. How much is Social Security going up in 2025? The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.5% increase for 2025, in line with...
Social Security could increase next year, according to The Senior Citizens League. (iStock) While inflation improved slightly in July, Social Security could still see its highest increase in decades in 2023, according to the latest forecast from The Senior Citizens League. The Consumer Price Inde...
After June’s inflation reading, Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits may increase even more than previously expected, according to a new forecast from the Senior Citizens League. Social Security could see a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 10.5% for 2023, based on inflation data, t...
Social Security benefits are given a cost-of-living adjustment each year. The 2025 COLA increase is the smallest since 2021.
Still, TSCL’s most recent COLA estimate is slightly higher than the group’s June estimate, when they predicted a 2.57% increase for 2025. But it’s still below the 3.2% increase afforded to Social Security recipients in 2024, and nowhere near the 8.7% and 5.9...
The Social Security COLA increase in 2025 is likely to be smaller than in 2024, according to estimates. Here are some potential changes Americans should take into account.
Social Security provides a special minimum benefit for long-term low earners that was first enacted in 1972. You must have income for at least 11 years to qualify. The special monthly minimum benefit was $50.90 ($610.80 annually) for December 2023. It increases for each additional year of lo...
By comparison, recipients in 2023 received a historic 8.7% increase to keep up with the hottest inflation in four decades. Even though the new COLA increase will take effect with the December benefits, those payments will reach most recipients in January,accordingto the Social...
When the Social Security Administration released its annual Trustees’ Report last week, I crunched the numbers to show that the fiscal burden of the program is projected to dramatically increase. Payroll taxes are going to climb rapidly, but spending will grow even faster. As a result, the pro...
Next year's higher payout, without an accompanying increase in Social Security contributions, could put additional pressure on a system that's facing a severe shortfall in coming years. The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June says the program's trus...