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

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

Medicare Part B 2026 increase is the second largest ever in dollar terms. It'll likely eat a big chunk of the Social Security ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

Higher Medicare costs in 2026 could shrink Social Security checks, putting added pressure on retirees’ budgets.

Seniors who are eager to figure out the new cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits are going to need to wait a bit longer than expected. Under normal circumstances, Social Security ...

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% ...

Social Security benefits will rise 2.8% in 2026, lifting the average monthly check to about $2,071. -But many retirees will ...