Retirees who retired in the pandemic era have only seen big COLAs, so next year's raise could be a lot smaller than they are used to.

Social Security recipients are on track for a slightly higher cost-of-living adjustment in 2025. That's the good news.

TSCL looks at the inflation trends rather than only one monthly data point. The organization now estimates the 2025 Social Security COLA will be 2.66%. Since the Social Security Administration always rounds to the nearest tenth of 1%, your increase based on how the numbers are trending will be 2.7%.

The SSA calculates the COLA based on inflation through the third quarter.. Social Security benefits are the primary income for a large number of senior citizens and disabled people. Given its importance in their monthly expenses,

Social Security retirees receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their retirement benefits in most years. This is meant to help them maintain their buying power even as prices go up. Without these COLAs,