Social Security, COLA
Social Security update: First round of October payments worth $4,873 goes out in 9 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, will go out to the first group of retirees in nine days. When a person receives his or her check depends on the date he or she was born.
2025's Social Security COLA: Your Top 5 Questions, Answered
However, that number could wiggle upward or downward, depending on how an official inflation reading for September shakes out. Either way, though, you should expect 2025's Social Security COLA to be lower than the 3.2% raise that came through at the start of 2024.
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.
Mark your calendars: 3 Social Security COLA dates to know for 2025
Technically, the Social Security Administration will apply the 2025 COLA to your December 2024 payment. But since you receive Social Security checks in the month after the month they're due, you won't get your first payment with the COLA until January 2025. The exact date depends on the day of the month you were born, as follows:
The 2025 Social Security COLA Will Be Announced in October. Here's What That Means for Retirees.
But for anyone who receives Social Security benefits, there's another big event next month. The 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be announced in October. Here's what that means for retirees.
3 key changes will help poor qualify for more money through a Social Security program
The changes are to remove barriers to eligibility for Supplemental Security Income benefits and go into effect Monday.
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 ...
Social Security Checks of Up to $4,873 to Be Sent This Week
On Tuesday, October 1, the first round of payments will be made to those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI provides payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness, as ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...