Cola Update For 2025 Social Security. The labor department will release september inflation data on oct. The average retired worker collects around $1,925 per month from social security, so the 2.5% cola will amount to a monthly raise of around $48.

Millions of americans will be impacted by the social security administration’s announcement of a 2.5% cola increase for 2025 benefit payments. The cola technically takes effect in december, with.