December is a pivotal month for Social Security and SSI beneficiaries in the U.S. as it marks the last payment before the 2026 COLA increase. With the SSA's shift to electronic payments, understanding ...
Cook County has expanded its pandemic relief pilot into a permanent Guaranteed Income program, allocating $7.5 million from ...
Social Security benefits are increasing by 2.8% in 2026. Here's how much more you could receive each month and how it compares to past COLAs.
For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...
Some of the changes happening to Social Security in 2026 are more positive than others. But even the ones that aren't so ...