
Minimal Gain: 2.8% COLA Offers Little Reprieve For Struggling Social Security Recipients
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors October 27, 2025 Over half of beneficiaries may return to work due to low Social Security benefits. Most Social Security recipients say 2.8% COLA isn’t enough Starting in January 2026, the average monthly Social Security check for the U.S.’s 74.5 million Social Security recipients will be


















