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2025 COLA Adjustment

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits in 2025, which was 2.5 percent.

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Jan 13, 2026
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On average, what percentage did the cost of living increase in the United States in 2025?

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...

Jan 15, 2026
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What scenarios could cause the 2026 federal employee COLA to differ from early projections?

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...