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Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be announced this month. It will have far-reaching implications for the more than 65 million Americans who receive benefits.

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, on Oct. 10, and it could disappoint many retirees. Over the last three years, seniors have gotten used to super-sized raises.

Social Security benefits will be adjusted for inflation in 2025. Find out by how much and when you'll see the increase in your check.

If you're among the many retirees today who rely on Social Security to make ends meet, then you may be eager to find out what your 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will amount to. The purpose of Social Security COLAs is to help beneficiaries maintain their buying power from year to year as inflation drives the cost of living upward.

The official Social Security COLA announcement for 2025 is next week. We'll tell you when and how much you could get in your benefit checks next year.