SSA Confirms Date for the New Social Security COLA Announcement
Introduction Every October, Social Security beneficiaries across the U.S. await one of the year’s most important announcements: the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for the coming year. This adjustment ensures that benefit payments keep up, somewhat, with inflation. In 2025, an unexpected delay disrupted the usual schedule, causing uncertainty among millions of retirees, disabled workers, and survivors counting on that increase. After some confusion, the SSA has now confirmed a new COLA announcement date, tied to the delayed release of inflation data. …