Here's when 2025's Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment increases will go into effect. The increase is the agency's lowest in years.

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Most readers probably know Social Security payments receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) designed to protect the buying power of benefits from inflation. For instance, beneficiaries will get a 2.5% COLA in 2025, but there are other important changes coming to Social Security next year.