Overview

• An analysis by The Senior Citizens League projects a 2.7 percent increase, modestly above the 2.5 percent adjustment applied for 2025.
• If the projection holds, the average retired-worker payment would rise by about $54 to roughly $2,062 per month.
• Consumer prices in August were 2.9 percent higher than a year earlier, providing context for the inflation-linked calculation.
• The Social Security Administration will end paper check mailings to nearly 400,000 recipients on September 30 under a March executive order by President Trump.
• Beneficiaries may request a waiver by calling the U.S. Treasury at 800-967-5042 or switch to direct deposit or a prepaid debit card, with more than 72 million people receiving payments in 2025.