Despite the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) representing a modest silver lining, inflationary pressures are liable to get the best of retirees, once again.

A raise can sound good to many families, though some families in central Arkansas are questioning if a new increase in federal benefits will be enough to help deal with rising prices.

The next cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients — which was already projected to be the lowest in years — is continuing to fall even lower, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department.

The 2025 cost-of-living-adjustment is about to be determined, and it might not go as far as some retirees hope.

The Social Security Administration won't be able to announce an official 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, until October 10. That's because those COLAs are calculated based on third-quarter inflation data.