Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information | SSA
The 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2025. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2024.
2023 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2022, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive an 8.7 percent COLA for 2023.
Estimates Under the 2024 Trustees Report - The United States …
The table below shows estimated future cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and estimated future percentage increases in the national average wage index (AWI). These estimates are derived from the "intermediate" assumptions in the 2024 Trustees Report.
Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment - The United States Social …
The latest COLA is 2.5 percent for Social Security benefits and SSI payments. Social Security benefits will increase by 2.5 percent beginning with the December 2024 benefits, which are payable in January 2025.
Social Security Benefits Increase in 2023 | SSA
Oct 13, 2022 · This change means prices for goods and services, on average, are higher. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) helps to offset these costs. We will mail COLA notices throughout the month of December to retirement, survivors, and disability beneficiaries, SSI recipients, and representative payees.
Effect of COLA on Average Social Security Benefits
The COLA for December 2024 is 2.5 percent and is first payable in January 2025. The table below provides estimated average benefits for certain beneficiary types , at the end of December 2024.
Updating the Social Security Benefit Calculator - The United States ...
The calculator will now produce 2025-style estimates, except that the stored assumptions (from the 2024 or older Trustees Report) will not be updated. To have a fully up-to-date calculator, you should download the new version.
Long Range Solvency Provisions - The United States Social …
Starting December 2026, compute the COLA using a chained version of the consumer price index for wage and salary workers (CPI-W). We estimate this new computation will reduce the annual COLA by about 0.3 percentage point, on average. The new COLA will not apply to DI benefits.
Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) - The United States Social …
We determined a 2.5-percent COLA on October 10, 2024. We will announce the next COLA in October 2025. Social Security program information. COLA History; How the COLA is applied to Social Security retirement benefits; Effect of the 2.5-percent COLA on average Social Security benefit amounts
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 2.5 percent COLA for 2025. Other important 2025 Social Security information is as follows: