That might feel like the case for some even with the COLA. The Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% COLA for 2025 on Oct. 10 this year. That number is far lower than in recent years. The ...

Social Security uses CPI-W data from the third quarter to calculate the COLA for the upcoming year. The Senior Citizens League estimates that retirees have lost 20% of their purchasing power since ...

The COLA for any given year is determined by the CPI-W in the prior year's third quarter, so the COLA for 2025 is based on data from July to September. Did you know Social Security income can be use ...

The COLA for 2025 will be reflected in Social Security checks starting in January of that year. This happens every year, although the payment may occasionally arrive a few days early due to ...

Considering how important Social Security is to seniors, it should come as no surprise that the reveal of the program's ...

While 72.5 million Americans can expect their Social Security checks to increase next year, some argue that COLA should also ...

In swallowing Social Security’s stingy 2025 COLA bump, some Americans may wonder what federal officials have been drinking.

Every year, Social Security adjusts benefit amounts to account for inflation through a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Social Security provides people with an income when they retire or can’t ...

Social Security recipients ... but inflation has slowed over the past couple of years, so COLAs also have tapered off. The COLA announced in 2023 and payable this year was 3.2%, following a ...

Image source: Getty Images. Before we discuss 2025's 2.5% COLA compared to recent years, it's worth noting how Social Security determines the annual COLA. Social Security uses the Consumer Price ...

Social Security recently announced that the COLA for 2025 is 2.5%. Let's take a look at how it compares to past COLAs. Before we discuss 2025's 2.5% COLA compared to recent years, it's worth ...