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

Good news may be coming to Social Security beneficiaries, thanks to a group of Democratic senators. Social Security recipients may see their benefits increase by $200 under a proposal coined the ...

On November 13, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the dollar limits on benefits and contributions in retirement plans for 2026. These adjustments ...

The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is based on inflation data. Higher inflation means a bigger boost to benefits next year, and a higher cost of living. Many have questioned how effective ...

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% ...

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The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) announcements typically generate modest excitement among retirees, but this year’s news felt different. Retirees learned in late 2025 that their Social Security ...

Retirees will get a 2.8% inflation adjustment in their Social Security benefits next year. Is that enough to offset rising living costs and help older people maintain their standard of living? The ...

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 ...