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 …
COLA Count Stands at 0.8 Percent After Four Months - FEDweek
Mar 4, 2025 · A third of the way into the count toward the January 2026 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 0.8 percent, following an increase in January of 0.7 percentage points in …
COLA Count Reaches 1.2 Percent Through Five Months - FEDweek
Mar 25, 2025 · Through five months of the counting period toward the January 2026 federal retirement COLA, the count stands at 1.2 percent due to an increase of 0.4 percentage points …
Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment - The United States Social …
Legislation enacted in 1973 provides for cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs. With COLAs, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits keep pace with inflation. The …
2025 CSRS / FERS COLA - Social Security, Federal Retiree
Oct 10, 2024 · The 2025 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5 percent for those under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and 2.0 percent for those under the …
Inflation Slows and Latest 2026 COLA Projection - FedSmith
Mar 12, 2025 · The COLA for the coming year is calculated by the CPI-W from year to year, based on the average of the third-quarter months of July, August, and September. The latest …
COLAs - Federal Cost of Living Adjustments - FEDweek
Cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) are effective on December 1 of each year and are applied to the annuity payments made the following month. COLAs for those retired less than one year …
2025 Social Security COLA Benefit Increases by 2.5% - AARP
Oct 10, 2024 · Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Oct. 10. The 2025 …
Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) - The United States Social …
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 …
How COLA Is Calculated By Social Security - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · This cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, tracks inflation using a government measure of consumer prices for a variety of household goods and services.