SS annual cost of living adjustments: Year COLA 2011 3.6% 2012 1.7 2013 1.5 2014 1.7 2015 0.0 2016 0.3 2017 2.0 2018 2.8 2019 1.6 I see the 1980 increase was 14.3%! https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/colaseries.html