Social Security's 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) bumped the average benefit from $1,927 per month to $1,976 per month. It's a $49 increase, but many hoped for more. Despite slowing inflation, some retirees still find it difficult to make ends meet,

Here’s a rundown of four shifts to Social Security benefits you can prepare for ahead of the holidays, largely due to inflation and wage trends.

One simple statement implies Trump's desire to alter a foundational aspect of Social Security -- but doing so would have potentially dire consequences.

Social Security has a big birthday coming up next year -- it's turning 90! It's kept many millions of people out of poverty for decades and was recently supporting more than 71 million people with around $1.5 trillion in benefits for the year.

The Social Security Administration announced in October that the cost of living adjustment will be two points and five percent next year.

The U.S. Senate recently voted to proceed with the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that could expand Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans. The bill passed in the House of Representatives in November and is now on its way to President Biden's desk.

Nearly half a million retirees and thousands of others in Mississippi are set to see increases to their Social Security benefits in the new year.

The Social Security Administration is planning on several changes in 2025, and for some, that means more money.