After the second quarter of 2024, the third quarter for the 2025 COLA adjustment period, the quarterly average has increased to 2.2%.
HOW IT WORKS
The 2025 Social Security COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2024 over the 2023 third quarter average.
PAST SOCIAL SECURITY COLA INCREASES
Year | COLA |
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2024 | 3.2% |
2023 | 8.7% |
2022 | 5.9% |
2021 | 1.3% |
2020 | 1.6% |
2019 | 2.8% |
2018 | 2.0% |
2017 | 0.3% |
2016 | 0.0% |
2015 | 1.7% |
2014 | 1.5% |
2013 | 1.7% |
2012 | 3.6% |
2011 | 0.0% |
2010 | 0.0% |
2009 | 5.8% |
2008 | 2.3% |
2007 | 3.3% |
2006 | 4.1% |
2005 | 2.7% |
2004 | 2.1% |
2003 | 1.4% |
2002 | 2.6% |
2001 | 3.5% |
2000 | 2.4% |
1999 | 1.3% |
1998 | 2.1% |
1997 | 2.9% |
1996 | 2.6% |
1995 | 2.8% |