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Social Security Announces 2.5% COLA for 2025

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The Social Security Administration announced today that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 2.5 percent in 2025. Social Security retirement benefits will increase by an average of about $50 per month starting in January 2025.

Social Security begins notifying people about their new benefit amount by mail starting in early December.

The maximum taxable earnings will increase from $168,600 in 2024 to $176,100 in 2025.

The non-blind Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) limit will increase from $1,550 per month to $1,620 per month in 2025, and the maximum monthly SSI benefit will be $967 for individuals and $1,450 for eligible couples.

SSA anticipates that the average monthly Social Security benefit for all disabled workers in 2024 will be $1,580.

For more details, contact O’Brien & Feiler or view the SSA Fact Sheet here.

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Thomas O.
Thomas C. O’Brien, J.D., M.B.A, practices law in the fields of disability and insurance law. He is the President of The Law Firm of O'Brien & Feiler (OBF), which is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. He and his team assist the disabled as they seek Social Security Disability and SSI benefits. OBF also represents medical providers with securing medical claim payments from Medicaid, Workers Compensation, and liability insurers. Thomas and his legal team represent the disabled before Social Security at application and all levels of appeal. Additionally, they are frequently called upon to secure retroactive Medicaid coverage for disabled individuals. Thomas regularly teaches CLEs, medical support groups, and medical facilities about Social Security Disability/SSI, Medicaid Eligibility, and related subjects. He is regularly called upon by other legal specialists such as Personal Injury Attorneys, Workers Compensation Attorneys, and Estate Planners to discuss the impact of their efforts on a Claimant's Social Security status. The OBF website provides a comprehensive set of tools and resources for disability applicants and their counsel, and his work has been featured on Fox-5 Atlanta, the Augusta Chronicle, and Stars and Stripes. He is AV Rated by Martindale, rated Superior by Avvo, Lead Counsel Certified, and is a Superlawyer.

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