Social Security, COLA
2025's Social Security COLA: Your Top 5 Questions, Answered
Social Security serves as a critical source of income for millions of retired seniors. And for those who rely on those benefits heavily to pay the bills, annual raises often spell the difference between being able to make ends meet and struggling financially.
This Social Security plan will increase taxes, and Americans want it
Blanket Social Security payroll tax increases are not popular, but there's one tax hike a lot of Americans can get behind.
Social Security COLA raise: How much will recipients get in 2025?
The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the annual bump in recipients’ payments to help them deal with inflation.
Here's How the Estimated 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Could Compare to the Last 20 Years
We're less than two weeks away from the 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement. The government will have the last piece of data it needs to do the calculation on Oct. 10, 2024.
Here’s how much the cost of living increase to Social Security is expected to be next month
The Social Security Administration is expected to announce its cost of living adjustment in just two weeks. The increase is meant to help offset inflation, which can take a chunk out of recipients’ payments.
Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Shaping Up to Be a Double-Edged Sword for Retirees
Despite the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) representing a modest silver lining, inflationary pressures are liable to ...
Five changes taking effect in 2024 that could affect Social Security benefits
Social Security benefits are constantly changing with the economy, resulting in several benefits changes this year.
Bill to boost Social Security for public workers heads to a vote
Civil servants often feel cheated when their Social Security's cut to account for their pension. A bill going to a House vote ...
Social Security's 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecasts Are in Agreement -- Here's How Much the Average Check Is Expected to Rise Next Year
Social Security's smallest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) since 2021 is liable to leave retirees wanting more.
5 things to know about Social Security reforms being considered in Congress
Legislation that would reform some aspects of Social Security is gaining steam in Congress. The measure, dubbed the Social ...
This Was the Average Social Security Benefit in 1964, and Here's What It Is Now
Its average increases have seemingly kept pace with inflation, but they haven't necessarily kept up quite as well with ...
How to Fix Social Security to Protect the Young and Old
Without Social Security, nearly 40 percent of seniors would fall into poverty. Before Medicare, most seniors had no health ...
The Social Security curveballs making retirement even more confusing
Patrice Earnest, 66, is getting a $0 Social Security check. She's not alone.
Social Security update: First round of October payments worth $4,873 go out in 10 days
The first round of October’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70 ...