Retirees are getting a Social Security raise in 2026. How will it compare to the benefits bump they got in 2025?
While the official 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) won't be announced until later in October, I wondered if I could get ...
If (the big "if") Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment comes in at or above 2.5%, which seems likely at this ...
In its simplest form, Social Security's COLA is the near-annual "raise" passed along to beneficiaries to offset the impact of ...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Oct. 10 the September Consumer Price Index will be released at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24.
Learn how Trump's tariffs could affect your 2026 Social Security benefits and what to expect from the upcoming COLA ...
Social Security 2026 COLA increase, yet rising Medicare premiums may cut the real gains for millions of retirees.
With inflation slowing in the first half of 2025, many assumed the 2026 Social Security COLA would shrink from this year. But now, the 2026 COLA is shaping up to be higher than expected, as inflation ...
Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the government shutdown ends.
Social Security cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) have been high in recent years, due to some of the worst inflation seen in roughly four decades. But as the Federal Reserve worked quickly to rein in ...
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a highly-anticipated reveal, which may be delayed this year by the ...