Each year, Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation (or deflation) with a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). For 2025, the COLA is 2.5%, bumping up retirement checks by an average of about ...
Retirees who stop working at the Full Retirement Age, currently set at 67, can receive a maximum benefit of $4,018 per month. If benefits are claimed at the earliest possible age of 62, that maximum ...