Social Security COLAs are supposed to help your checks maintain their buying power. Higher COLAs mean higher inflation. Despite COLAs, Social Security's buying power has declined over time. The ...
Social Security recipients will now know when they will receive their cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the next year. Initially, the date for the 2026 COLA announcement was supposed to be Oct.
The Senior Citizens League recently announced its final 2026 COLA prediction. Inflation numbers for September could cause the actual 2026 COLA to differ from TSCL's projection. Retirees face one ...