Is Social Security Increasing In 2025. As of january 2025, the average monthly social security payment is $1,976. The social security administration will make changes next year to address inflation, affecting its more than 72 million recipients.

Each year, social security benefits are adjusted to account for inflation so beneficiaries’ purchasing power doesn’t erode over time. Overall, goda said that the $205 billion boost to social security won’t change much in the long term;