Next year's 2.5% Social Security COLA isn't so bad when you consider this
But when we look back at the data, it becomes clear that a 2.5% Social Security COLA isn't so terrible. In fact, it's a lot more generous than some of the COLAs beneficiaries have seen in the past. In 2024, Social Security benefits rose by 3.2%. The year prior, they increased by 8.7%. And in 2022, a 5.9% COLA came through.
Social Security 2025: Here's Are the Good (and Bad) Changes Retirees Can Expect
A new year brings new changes to the Social Security program. While many of these changes are minor, they can still affect the size of your monthly payments. Most retirees will benefit from these adjustments,
Liz Weston: How does Social Security calculate estimates of future benefit amount?
A while back, you responded to a letter writer that Social Security’s estimates of the amount a person will receive assumes the person will continue working until they apply for benefits. I thought the amount a person receives was based on the average of the highest 30 years’ of earnings over a person’s entire career.
Social Security Approaches Its Day of Reckoning
Social Security is very popular with Americans. Large majorities of Democrats and Republican like the program and want it to continue with no cuts in benefits, no increase in costs to taxpayers, and no real reforms of any kind.
Here's the Maximum Possible 2025 Social Security Benefit at 62, 67, and 70
Even if you're in line for the maximum possible benefit, you might be surprised at how much more you can get by waiting.
Here's what changes are coming to Social Security in 2025
Social Security beneficiaries will soon experience a welcome change when benefits climb due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
Social Security & You: How other benefits interact with Social Security
I have been saving up some emails from readers who want to know how other government benefits might affect their eligibility for Social Security, or vice versa. In other words,
Prediction: Here's Where HYSA Rates Are Headed Over the Next Year
High-yield savings account rates are probably going to drop, but you have options if you want to lock in at today's rates.
Congress Will Likely Avert Shutdown This Year—But Give GOP And Trump Control Over 2025 Spending, Johnson Says
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he expects Congress to extend the existing government budget into early next year to ...
Apple could launch the AirTag 2 next year with three key improvements
Apple is reportedly on track to release the AirTag 2 next year, and the second-gen tracker will bring three improvements to ...
Palantir Reaches Huge Milestone: Here's What Could Happen Next
At a market cap of $136 billion, Palantir is now one of the world's largest defense contractors. The aforementioned Lockheed ...
US Post Office to honor Betty White with her own stamp next year
Betty White will once again grace Americans’ lives, not on TV, but on your mail. The US Postal Service will honor the beloved ...
Jimmy Fallon Reacts to 2024's Sexiest Man Alive — and has 'Fingers Crossed' Next Year Is His Year (Exclusive)
Jimmy Fallon, who recently released his 'Holiday Seasonings' album, campaigned to be named PEOPLE's Sexiest TV Host earlier ...
Zelenskiy says Ukraine must do everything to end war next year
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, ...
Coalition to oppose Labor's contentious plan to cap international student enrolments from next year
The Coalition has announced it will oppose the government's bill to limit the number of international students able to enrol ...
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Financial lifeboat scheme expects to pay £367m in compensation next year
He added: "In the next financial year our new operating model will be fully embedded. Alongside this, we are always ...
Vietnam says its coal-fired power plants to operate at high levels next year
Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam are expected to operate at high levels next year to meet the country's rising demand for electricity, the government said on Monday.