Social Security 2025 Raise Schedule. The social security administration (ssa) will see new leadership in 2025 as president trump’s nominee awaits senate confirmation to replace the current commissioner. For 2025, social security recipients will see a 2.5% cola increase, the smallest in four years but still a welcome boost for those relying on these payments to cover everyday.

Inflation continued to cool last year, resulting in a 2.5 percent cola for 2025 for people receiving social security payments, down from 3.2 percent in 2024. Social security payments will be sent out on the 3rd of each month, while ssi payments are sent out on the 1st of each month.