Retirees heading into 2025 are being promised a bigger Social Security check, but a quiet tug-of-war with Medicare threatens to pull much of that raise away before it ever reaches their wallets. The ...

The COLA is called a raise because it results in a retiree’s monthly benefits check getting bigger. The purpose of it is to make sure that Social Security benefits don’t lose all their value over time ...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments will increase by 2.8% in 2026 due to the cost-of-living adjustment. Social Security retirement benefits for January will be paid on Wednesdays ...

Find out how much your Social Security check could increase in 2026, with estimated raises broken down by specific ages.

Social Security retirees are getting a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment in 2026. All retirees will get the same percentage increase. The COLA will be worth less for some retirees, even those who are ...

Trump’s tariffs were expected to pave the way to a larger Social Security COLA in 2026. Benefits are only rising by 2.8%, and much of that could be eaten up by Medicare increases. Delaying Social ...

Early predictions for Social Security's 2027 COLA offer little relief: The adjustment is projected to hold steady, unlikely to keep up with what retirees are actually spending. Here's what it means ...

Social Security payments will increase in 2026 due to a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment. This raise is meant to help retirees manage higher prices caused by inflation. The exact dollar increase will ...

The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about reporting that income to the IRS.