Latest Predictions for 2025 Social Security COLA
Social Security 2025 COLA Predictions: Here's How Much More Money You Could Get
While the official COLA will be announced next month, experts following inflation trends month to month can make fairly accurate predictions for what the adjustment will look like
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.
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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Opinion: 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.
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
Oct. 10 is when September's CPI-W reading is scheduled to be released. Once that happens, the SSA should be able to announce a number of key changes to the program for 2025, including not just an official COLA, but a new earnings-test limit and wage cap.
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 increase 2025: Here's the latest forecast, which is the smallest in 3 years
The latest cost-of-living-adjustment estimate for Social Security benefits next year is expected to be about 2.5%, according to the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League
Social Security's COLA Is Great, but It Could Be Greater
Data source: Social Security Administration. You see that they can get quite high or be quite low. The average COLA over the past two decades or so has been about 2.6%.
Social Security Update: Map Shows States Expected to Get Lowest Increases
Location can also play a role because certain states tend to have higher incomes and subsequently higher Social Security payments.
Say Goodbye to Your Historic Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2025
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2025 Social Security COLA estimate dips with inflation but more seniors face poverty
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