The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security payments in any given year is based on CPI-W inflation from ...

Social Security beneficiaries have relied on annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to maintain their purchasing power.

COLA likely underestimated inflation in 2024 Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) are designed to protect the purchasing power of benefit payments from inflation. In this case, ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2025 is a 2.5% increase. That means the monthly benefits checks for more than 72.5 million Americans will see their lowest annual bump in ...

Here's how the process works: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports monthly CPI-W readings, which reflect spending patters across eight major product groups. The Social Security Administration ...

An estimated 72.5 million Social Security recipients will benefit from a 2.5 percent increase in their payments this year thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

This is based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which was up 3.6% year over year in May 2023. The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA ...

L&I calculates the minimum wage for the coming year using the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). L&I compares the CPI-W ...

Social Security's COLAs are determined based on CPI-W inflation, which has reaccelerated since the 2025 pay increase was calculated. Social Security benefits are arguably on track to lose buying ...