Earlier this year, the Social Security Administration announced it would discontinue certain identity verification services over the telephone. The agency reversed that announcement in mid April. Here is a quick overview of what happened.

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Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the COLA increase has averaged about 2.6 percent. The COLA was 3.2 percent in 2024. Nearly 68 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.5 percent c