Social Security Got a Shake-Up in 2025, and 3 Changes May Surprise Retirees
The Social Security program undergoes a series of revisions each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and wages. The latest round of revisions took effect in January, and a recent survey published by Nationwide Retirement Institute suggests some of the changes will surprise many Americans.
Social Security Payment: Here's who will receive up to $2,000 this Monday, February 3
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is preparing to distribute another round of payments this Monday, February 3 to eligible beneficiaries, but how do you know if you're due t
Two moves retirees may make now to boost their 2025 Social Security benefit checks
A 2.5% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is the lowest increase to benefits since 2021. To increase those checks, retirees may consider two money moves.
6 Things All Retirees Need to Know About Social Security COLAs
Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are designed to help retirees keep up with the rising cost of living over time. The COLA is calculated by using third quarter inflation data. One initial estimate is predicting a 2.
The Largest Social Security Check Baby Boomers Can Receive in 2025
Baby Boomers are currently between the ages of 61 and 79. Many people within this age group are already receiving Social Security while a good number have yet to claim their benefits. For those who have retired,
Retirement Challenges in 2025: Market Volatility, Inflation and Social Security
Inflation, uncertain markets and a limited Social Security COLA are among the financial hurdles for retirees in 2025.
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3 Social Security COLA Dates To Know for 2025
Up Next: Social Security Announced a COLA Increase for 2025 — 5 Things Retirees Should Be Aware Of Dec. 31, 2024 This is the date when the 2025 COLA will be reflected in payments to the nearly ...
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The Social Security 2025 COLA Is Here, and There's Good and Bad News for Retirees
Many retirees look forward to Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which for 2025 is 2.5%. The COLA technically takes effect in December, with beneficiaries seeing ...
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Social Security's COLA is expected to drop in 2026 - but how low could it go?
However, another forecast sees the COLA shrinking as low as 0.06% - the lowest level in a decade, according to independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson. That would mark the ...
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The Social Security COLA is lower than it’s been in four years. Here’s what that means for your spending.
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is a 2.5% increase. That means the monthly benefits checks for more than 72.5 million Americans will see their lowest annual bump ...
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The Biggest Social Security COLA Increases of All Time
As a result of the 2008 financial and mortgage crisis, a hefty 5.8% increase in COLA was applied in 2009, the most significant increase that Social Security benefits had seen since 1982.
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2 Social Security changes that could hurt you financially, if you're still working
Each year, for example, Social Security benefits are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment. In 2025, ...