Social Security Cola Increase 2025 Projection. Social security beneficiaries will get a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the social security administration (ssa) announced oct. The latest cola is 2.5 percent for social security benefits and ssi payments.

Independent social security and medicare analyst mary johnson previously projected the 2025 cola would be 3%. Here’s how much social security checks are set to climb in 2025.