What The Cola For 2025. A 2.5% cola will increase the average retired workers’ benefit by $48, to $1,968, meeting recent projections from the senior citizens league, a nonpartisan advocacy group. The cola is designed to keep social security retirement, survivor and disability payments in line with inflation, so that purchasing power is not eroded over time.
A 2.5% cola will increase the average retired workers’ benefit by $48, to $1,968, meeting recent projections from the senior citizens league, a nonpartisan advocacy group. The 2025 cola is lower than 2024’s 3.2%, and much lower than 2023’s 8.70% increase.
