We're a couple of days away from the new year, and that means the next Social Security checks will include the 2025 COLA increase.

Social Security's 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025 will be above average for a fourth straight year, when compared to COLAs from the previous 15 years. The average Social Security beneficiary can expect their monthly check to climb by almost $ ...

The Cost of Living Adjustment is rising in 2025, which will change the amount of money people will receive in their Social Security checks.

Social Security benefits are shrinking relative to Medicare premium increases, leaving older adults with less cash at the end of the month.

Social Security's maximum benefit will reach a record $5,108 per month in 2025. This is the first time any retiree will take home more than $5,000 per month from the program. But only a select few will receive anything close to this amount.