The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

Both of those numbers are above recent forecasts from the Senior Citizen's League and independent analyst Mary Johnson. Both ...

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Key Points Initial estimates for 2026's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) are not looking favorable.There are ...

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to estimates for planning.

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly ...

If the White House’s sweeping tariffs increase prices, seniors might see a larger Social Security COLA next year, but at what ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) has predicted that Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5 ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

How the 2025 COLA will change your benefit. The 2.5% COLA increase will boost the average Social Security payment by about $50 starting in January, the agency said on Thursday.

The Social Security COLA for 2024 was 3.2%, following a large 8.7% COLA for 2023. Depending on which of the above projections is correct, the 2025 COLA will either be slightly smaller or just ...