Latest Predictions for 2025 Social Security COLA
We Have 5 of the 6 Pieces of Data We Need to Calculate the 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Here's What They're Telling Us.
The Social Security Administration will officially announce the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Oct. 10, 2024. It might seem like an arbitrary date to you, but it's not. That's when the government releases the September figure for the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
The 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Might Not Increase Your Monthly Benefits as Much as You Think
The Social Security Administration will only withhold taxes from your monthly checks if you ask it to, and then only in preset percentages ranging from 7% to 22%. But whether the SSA withholds taxes from your monthly check or not, next year's COLA is likely to come with an extra tax burden for many retirees.
Latest Predictions for the 2025 Social Security COLA: Here's How Much It Could Be
Below are the latest expert predictions for what the 2025 COLA could be as of September 2024. For more, don't miss how to apply for Supplemental Security Income and how to estimate how much in Social Security benefits you could receive .
We're Still 3 Weeks Away From a 2025 Social Security COLA Announcement, But Here's What We Know So Far
Oct. 10 is when September's CPI-W reading is scheduled to be released. Once that happens, the SSA should be able to announce a number of key changes to the program for 2025, including not just an official COLA, but a new earnings-test limit and wage cap.
Social Security COLA could go up 2.5% in 2025, latest estimate shows
The actual cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 for Social Security benefits will be announced in mid-October. Early estimates show an average boost.
Social Security’s COLA provides invaluable protection
The inflation data for August gives us a pretty good idea about the likely magnitude of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025. This automatic indexing of benefits to keep up with rising prices — always a wonderful feature of our Social Security program — has been particularly valuable in light of the recent bout of inflation.
Say Goodbye to Your Historic Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2025
For a majority of Americans, Social Security income is an absolute necessity during retirement. In each of the last 23 years, national pollster Gallup has surveyed retirees to gauge how reliant they are on their Social Security check.
Prediction: 2025's Social Security COLA Won't Be Terrible News After All
The purpose of COLAs is to help Social Security beneficiaries maintain their buying power in the face of inflation. Over time, living costs tend to rise naturally. Keeping Social Security payments stagnant would likely force those who rely on them into poverty through the years.
Social Security COLA 2025: Retirees Should Be Prepared for Bad News and More Bad News
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