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The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits in 2025, which was 2.5 percent.
The most reliable headline measure for 2025 shows U.S. consumer prices rose roughly 3.0 percent over the year: the Joint Economic Committee summary reports CPI-U inflation for fiscal year 2025 at 3.01...
Early 2026 COLA projections rested on mid-2025 inflation trends and standard statutory formulas, but a handful of realistic scenarios — late-breaking inflation spikes or drops, data anomalies and meth...
still depends on “provisional income” thresholds that trigger inclusion of 0%, 50% or 85% of benefits in taxable income—thresholds set at $25,000 for single filers and $32,000 for joint filers—so more...
Provisional income rules that determine whether benefits are taxable are not being rewritten for ; the formula — half of Social Security benefits plus other taxable income and certain tax‑exempt inter...