Rising inflation is creating concern for retirees, as the 2026 COLA may fall short due to how it's calculated and potential ...

Lots of changes in store for Social Security recipients as more people rely on a system that's operating above capacity. Full ...

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

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a ...

Perhaps surprisingly, the last time there were identical back-to-back Social Security increases was in 1983 and 1984. The annual COLA in both years was 3.5%.

For the first time in the program's 90-year history, the average Social Security retired-worker benefit crested $2,000 -- officially, it came in at $2,002.39.

For the first time in 90 years, the average monthly check for retired workers has surpassed a psychologically important level.

The Senior Citizens League predicts a 2026 Social Security COLA of 2.5% -- the same increase received in 2025. The last time there was the same COLA in back-to-back years was in 1983 and 1984 ...

What is out of the ordinary about TSCL's latest projected 2026 COLA, though, is that it matches the Social Security benefits increase of 2.5% received in 2025.

Estimates point to President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policies having a tangible impact on Social Security benefits come 2026.

Last month, Social Security's retired-worker benefit made history, with the average payout topping $2,000 for the first time since the program's inception.

The fact that the Fed didn’t change interest rates has no direct impact on the 2026 COLA, as interest rate data is not what determines the Cost of Living Adjustment.