Cost of Living Adjustment

The latest COLA is 2.8 percent for Social Security benefits and SSI payments. Social Security benefits will increase by 2.8 percent beginning with the December 2025 benefits, which are payable in …

Since 1975, Social Security's general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. We call such increases Cost-Of-Living …

SSI benefits increased in 2025 because there was an increase in the Consumer Price Index from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of 2024. Effective January 1, 2025, the Federal benefit rate …

Oct 24, 2025 · How much is the increase: Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase by 2.8 percent in 2026.

Oct 24, 2025 · Baltimore, MD – The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that Social Security benefits, including Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), and Supplemental …

Oct 10, 2024 · Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration …

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits …

The table below shows the monthly maximum Federal SSI payment amounts for an eligible individual, and for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, beginning with the amounts for July 1975.

Oct 24, 2025 · Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security …