Social Security, COLA
Social Security Just Announced the 2025 COLA. Here's How It Compares to Recent Years
Social Security averages the CPI-W data for July, August, and September and compares it to the previous year's number. If the number is higher than the previous year's, the increase becomes the COLA. If the number is lower than the previous year's, Social Security doesn't reduce monthly benefits -- they remain the same.
The 2025 Social Security COLA Is Doing Something It Hasn't Done for 28 Years
With the announcement of the 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment, next year's COLA will officially do something seniors of this generation have never seen.
Some Social Security recipients will get two payments in November. Here's why
Those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive an additional check in November due to how the payment schedule is lined up.
Some Social Security recipients will get an extra check in November. Here's what to know.
Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive an extra payment next month. Here's who will get the extra checks and why.
When Are November 2024 Social Security Payments Coming?
Claimants who have a birthday between the 11th and 20th of any month receive their payment on November 20. Anyone born between the 21st and 31st of any month will have their benefits paid on November 27. More From Newsweek Vault: Rates Are Still High for These High-Yield Savings Accounts
What is the Social Security COLA for 2025? Why are some recipients getting 2 checks in November?
This double SSI check is due to Dec. 1 falling on a Sunday this year. Recipients, who usually receive their checks the first of the month, will get their November payment on Nov. 1, and their SSI payments for December will be distributed on Friday, Nov. 29, according to the SSA calendar.
Social Security sending two checks in November, none in December. How it affects Ohioans
Social Security beneficiaries will get two checks in November but nothing in December because of the calendar. More on this and the COLA increase.
Some Social Security Recipients Will Get an Extra Check Soon
SSI beneficiaries will receive an extra check in November. It's not due to government largesse but a calendar quirk.
Social Security recipients to receive October payment
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that eligible retirees can receive up to three different Social Security checks in November 2024, including the recently approved Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) raise.
Social Security Benefits Get a 2.5% COLA in 2025. Here's Why You May Not Get to Keep It All.
Social Security Administration announced that benefits would be rising by 2.5%. That happens to be a much smaller COLA than what recipients have received in recent years. But it also makes sense. Image source: .
Social Security update: Third round of October payments worth $4,873 goes out in five days
The third round of October’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70 ...
Why There's Bad News for Millions of Americans in Social Security's 2025 COLA Update
Social Security's 2025 COLA update didn't only address the upcoming benefits increase. The report also revealed that the ...
We can’t ‘leave Social Security alone,’ but we can protect people who need it
The United States is at a crossroads. You may have heard that Social Security is politically impossible to reform. But that ...
American retirees keep falling for this 1 Social Security myth — and it’s all based on wishful thinking. Are you getting duped, too?
Generally speaking, those who live on Social Security alone won’t pay taxes, as it’s impossible to pass those thresholds. For ...
Walz says 90-year-old mom lives off social security check during North Carolina rally
During his first of two campaign stops in North Carolina, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz claimed that his mother has to depend ...
Can an Adult Child Inherit a Parent’s Social Security Benefits?
An adult child cannot inherit a parent’s Social Security benefits after the parent dies. Only adult children with ...
Unhappy With Your 2025 Social Security COLA? 3 Steps to Take so It Doesn't Hurt Your Retirement Finances.
After months of speculation about a 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), seniors finally have their answer.
Some workers qualify for a maximum Social Security retirement benefit. But even people with moderate earnings can increase their checks
High earners who consistently have maximum earnings over the course of their careers typically get the highest benefits. But ...