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Social Security COLAs are tied directly to inflation. Therefore, when one goes down, it indicates that the other is down, too ...

The actual cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 for Social Security benefits will be announced in mid-October. Early estimates ...

The next cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients — which was already projected to be the lowest in years — is ...

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 average COLA over the past two decades or so has been about 2.6%. Reasons to be happy about the 2025 Social Security COLA ...

Social Security isn't the only government benefit that is affected by the COLA. Social Security Disability Insurance, ...

If you're someone who gets a big chunk of your retirement income from Social Security, then you may be itching to know what ...

COLA estimate fell with inflation, but seniors are struggling. More seniors fell into poverty again last year, data show.

Explore how the 2025 Social Security COLA might be reduced by rising Medicare premiums and discover tips on maximizing your ...

The latest cost-of-living-adjustment estimate for Social Security benefits next year is expected to be about 2.5%, according ...

Social Security could see a lower cost-of-living adjustment this year, according to the latest forecast by The Senior ...