Social Security Cola Increase For 2025. The latest cola is 2.5 percent for social security benefits and ssi payments. Social security checks are getting bigger in 2025.
Forecasts for social security’s 2025 cola point to a modest increase in the upcoming year. Starting in january, many federal retirees will see a 2025 cola of 2.5% added to their social security benefits and federal retirement annuities — but not everyone will receive the full adjustment.