The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is an annual increase in Social Security benefits designed to keep up with inflation. For 2026, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a COLA of ...
With inflation slowing in the first half of 2025, many assumed the 2026 Social Security COLA would shrink from this year. But now, the 2026 COLA is shaping up to be higher than expected, as inflation ...
O rder a fizzy drink in Baghdad or Beirut and chances are you’ll be served a Pepsi. Unlike anywhere else in the world, in the ...
The monthly premium for Medicare Part B will rise significantly next year from $185 a month in 2025. What it means for Social Security payments.
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% ...