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 ...

Social Security payments will rise in 2026 with a 2.8% COLA, adding about $56 a month. SSI increases start December 31.

Social Security recipients now have a date when they will learn how much of an increase they will receive in 2026. The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the data needed to determine the 2026 ...

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

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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 ...

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

Millions of Americans receiving Social Security will see a modest bump in their monthly payments next year. The Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for ...