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- Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information | News | SSA
The 2 8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2026 Increased payments to nearly 7 5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2025
- Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Automatic Determinations COLA Determination Consumer Price Index Average Wage Index Since 1975, Social Security's general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index We call such increases Cost-Of-Living Adjustments, or COLAs We determined a 2 8-percent COLA on October 24, 2025
- Cost-Of-Living Adjustments
Prior to 1975, Social Security benefit increases were set by legislation The first COLA, for June 1975, was based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the second quarter of 1974 to the first quarter of 1975
- Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment
The latest COLA is 2 8 percent for Social Security benefits and SSI payments Social Security benefits will increase by 2 8 percent beginning with the December 2025 benefits, which are payable in January 2026
- Social Security Changes - COLA Fact Sheet
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
- 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Fact Sheet | News | SSA
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2024 through the third quarter of 2025, Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive a 2 8 percent COLA for 2026
- Category: COLA | SSA
COLA Social Security Benefits Increase in 2023 October 13, 2022 • By Jeff Nesbit, Deputy Commissioner for Communications Reading Time: 2 Minutes Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 8 7% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2023
- Social Security Announces 2. 5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025
Social Security begins notifying people about their new benefit amount by mail starting in early December This year, for the first time, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a newly designed and improved COLA notice that makes it easier for customers to find the information they need most
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