Social Security Announces a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Increase for Beneficiaries NYT | Top Stories By: Mark Miller 24 October 2025 at 21:02 Recipients, including retirees and their spouses, as well as those who receive disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income, will see the additional benefit starting in January. © Dave Sanders for The New York TimesThe cost of living adjustment was announced later this year because of the government shutdown.