An estimated 70.6 million people will have their benefits increased, but it will be less than what they received last year.

Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts benefits based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). What's commonly known as a cost of living adjustment,

Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is only two days away. If you're one of those 51 million-plus retirees, here's what your increase will probably be. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has nearly everything it needs to announce the 2025 COLA. There's only one missing number.