Oct. 10 is when September's CPI-W reading is scheduled to be released. Once that happens, the SSA should be able to announce a number of key changes to the program for 2025, including not just an official COLA, but a new earnings-test limit and wage cap.

Over 67 million American retirees receive a monthly Social Security check that many solely rely on, but big changes are coming that could cause people approaching retirement to rethink their

Social Security recipients received a 3.2% adjustment. The average retired worker benefit lands at roughly $1,900 per month, so that amounts to a raise of just over $60 p