A history-making Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026 will lift nominal-dollar retired-worker checks well ...

At the end of the day, next year's increase sits squarely among historical COLA rates. Back in 2023, Social Security recipients received an 8.7% COLA, marking its highest adjustment since the 1980s.

The new cost-of-living adjustment — or COLA — for 2026 is 2.8%, slightly above last year’s increase, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security recipients received a 2.5% ...

Social Security’s 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment – the amount of increase beneficiaries will receive in the coming year – has been announced. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income ...