2025 Social Security Cola Increased. The cost of living adjustment (cola) for 2025 is now confirmed, offering a 2.5% increase in monthly benefits for those enrolled with the social security administration (ssa). To help offset inflation that happens with time, social security has an annual cola that increases monthly benefits for all social security retirement benefit recipients.
Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million. Some workers will owe an additional $465 in social security taxes.