All Social Security beneficiaries are getting a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year -- or at least they are on paper. This will increase monthly benefit amounts for all recipients, including those claiming spousal Social Security.

The Social Security Administration has announced of a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 -- that's lower than the 3.2% increase in 2024 and 8.7% increase in 2023. The smaller COLA

Here's when 2025's Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment increases will go into effect. The increase is the agency's lowest in years.