3 Ways You Could Get More Social Security Benefits in 2025
If you've been claiming Social Security benefits for more than a few months, you saw your checks increase by 2.5% at the start of the year thanks to the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). This only added about $49 to the average monthly benefit, but you may have gotten more if you had above-average checks to begin with.Most Social Security beneficiaries will have to wait until January 2026 for their next benefit increase. But if you find yourself in one of the three situations below, you could be in for some extra money yet this year.Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading
If you've been claiming Social Security benefits for more than a few months, you saw your checks increase by 2.5% at the start of the year thanks to the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). This only added about $49 to the average monthly benefit, but you may have gotten more if you had above-average checks to begin with.
Most Social Security beneficiaries will have to wait until January 2026 for their next benefit increase. But if you find yourself in one of the three situations below, you could be in for some extra money yet this year.
Image source: Getty Images.
