The Social Security Administration’s 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) promises to increase benefits for retirees, with specific forecasts detailing how payments will rise for those aged 62 to 80.

Note that in years where cost-reducing deflation rather than price-increasing inflation took shape (like 2010, 2011, and 2016), the Social Security Administration doesn't reduce the size of anyone's ...

Senior advocacy groups and policy experts predict that Social Security recipients may receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.7 percent in 2026. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' July inflation ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is set to announce the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) this week, a development eagerly awaited by retirees and beneficiaries. This announcement is ...

The Social Security Administration, like a slew of other federal agencies, will continue to operate in a reduced capacity until the government shutdown is over. Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, ...

In just a few weeks, nearly 73 million people receiving Social Security benefits will learn of a change coming to their payments. Every year, the Social Security Administration assesses a Cost Of ...

Social Security’s annual increase is intended to help beneficiaries offset the impact of inflation. Only a relatively small set of data, however, is used in the calculation of this cost-of-living ...