Examining the 2018 Social Security COLA
Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on November 6th, 2017 
It will help retirees out, but it will not help them get ahead.
Seniors got a little good news this fall. Next year, monthly Social Security income payments to retirees will increase by 2.0%. That will mean an extra $326 – roughly $27.40 a month – for the average Social Security recipient in 2018.1
This is the largest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits since 2012. In that year, retirees received 3.6% more in benefits than they had in 2011.2
