Though a history-making cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would typically be something to celebrate, this is unlikely to be ...

Looking a bit further back, Social Security's 2.8% raise ties for the ninth-largest year-over-year increase since this century began. It trails the respective COLAs of 3.5% in 2001, 4.1% in 2006, 3.3% ...

The SSA puts the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit before next year's 2.8% COLA at $2,015 per month. Once ...

A Yahoo/YouGov poll found that 49% of respondents said Trump's actions since taking office in January have raised prices ...

In 2026, Social Security checks are getting bigger. That’s the good news. The bad news, however, is that retirees are likely ...

Inflation has a way of driving living costs up. That’s why Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are ...

The IRS on Nov. 17, 2025, announced the cost-of-living adjustments for limitations applicable to employee benefit plans under the Internal ...

Americans are more likely to say President Trump has raised prices than lower them since returning to office this year, according to a new survey. In a Yahoo/YouGov poll, conducted in late ...

The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday.The benefits ...

WASHINGTON -- The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency ...

It’s official. Medicare costs will eat up much of older Americans’ Social Security cost-of-living increase next year. The ...