2025 Social Security COLA Estimate Falls Short for Seniors

New predictions suggest a 2.6% increase, the lowest adjustment since 2021, as inflation cools but daily expenses remain high.

The Senior Citizens League revised its estimate for the 2025 COLA to 2.6%, down from previous predictions.
This adjustment is lower than the 3.2% increase seen in 2024 and significantly below the 8.7% rise in 2023.
Despite cooling inflation, seniors continue to face rising costs in essential areas like housing, healthcare, and transportation.
Many seniors express concern that current COLA calculations do not adequately reflect their financial challenges.
Experts suggest alternative measures for COLA to better address the inflation impacts on older Americans.