The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a crucial mechanism ensuring that Social Security benefits keep pace with inflation.

but not as many understand the Social Security COLA history or how it affects benefits. Annual increases are designed to help seniors' checks keep up with inflation, although some argue they don't ...

New government inflation data points to a lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 compared to the 2.5% ...

A history-making moment for Social Security's 2026 COLA is likely to be overshadowed by other challenges. For most aging Americans, Social Security income isn't something they can make do without.

The Social Security annual cost-of-living ... Although the 2.5% COLA is lower than the 3.2% in 2024, it isn't far from the historical average. The COLA has averaged about 2.6% over the past ...

COLA estimate is pegged at 2.2% after March's inflation report. But experts say Trump tariffs may influence the final COLA.

2011 and 2016 and the smallest positive COLA in history (0.3%) being registered in 2017. Social Security's 52 million retired workers are hoping for an encore that will lead to a fifth-consecutive ...

The Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older adults, expects the 2026 COLA to be 2.3%, while independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson expects the COLA to be 2.2%.

The magnitude of each COLA depends ... up a "my Social Security" account at the Social Security website in order to see estimates of your future benefits -- based on your earnings history and ...

reveal from the Social Security Administration (SSA) during the second week of October. While early forecasts for the 2026 COLA point to history being made, it's not necessarily good news for ...