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Social Security Benefits Get a COLA in 2025, but Some Retirees Can Expect an Above-Average Raise
Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025. In fact, a recent survey conducted by The Motley Fool found that 54% of retired workers believe the 2025 COLA is insufficient.
Planning for retirement: Here's how I expect to spend my Social Security checks
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73% of workers worry Social Security won’t be able to pay retirement benefits. Here’s what advisers say.
Gen Xers say they are worried they may not receive their benefits at retirement age if Social Security funds are depleted.
Working and Collecting a Social Security Benefit? Big Changes Are On the Way in 2025.
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) isn't the only notable change to America's top retirement program in 2025.
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Is it possible to live comfortably in retirement on Social Security income alone?  Yes and no.  Alden and Dena Swartz draw nearly $4,000 a month from Social Security, the government program designed to support Americans in retirement.
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Since 2002, national pollster Gallup has surveyed retirees on an annual basis to gauge how reliant they are on their Social Security income. During this 23-year stretch, 80% to 90% of respondents, including 88% in the latest survey released in April 2024,
The 2025 Social Security COLA Was Announced Last Month. Here's What That Means for Retirees
But a 2.5% COLA for 2025 stings because it's the smallest one to arrive in years. At the start of 2024, seniors on Social Security saw their benefits increase by 3.2%. And the year prior, Social Security recipients got a record-breaking 8.7% COLA. So a raise of just 2.5% seems awfully meager by comparison.
Social Security update: Final round of November payments worth $4,873 goes out in two days
The final round of November’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...
Federal Taxes on Social Security Benefits Could Be Eliminated If Trump Has His Way. But There's a Dark Cloud With This Silver Lining.
President-elect Donald Trump said those words during his victory speech on Nov. 6, 2024. Federal taxes on Social Security ...
Who will receive Social Security Disability payment before Black Friday?
Social Security has programs to support people with disabilities, such as Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental ...
Social Security update: December direct payment worth $943 goes out in four days
December’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in four days. The ...
Medicare premiums rise for 2025, nicking retirees' Social Security checks
Seniors awaiting bigger Social Security checks next year may be shocked to discover higher Medicare premiums will eat up a ...
When Are December 2024 Social Security Payments Coming?
Anyone born between the 21st and 31st of any month will have their benefits paid on December 27. January payments for SSI and ...
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Social Security update: December direct payment worth $943 goes out in six days
The check is the second one sent in November but won’t affect the total received from the Social Security Administration ...
Senate has 6 weeks to vote to lift Social Security for public workers. Will it?
Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their ...