A nonpartisan senior group projects a higher Social Security COLA for 2027 but warns that inflation is still squeezing older ...

Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 24. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment ...

Inflation and soaring oil prices could trigger Social Security’s biggest COLA increase in years. Money; . Due to surging inflation, millions of Social Security recip ...

A projected 3.9% Social Security COLA may sound like relief, but rising taxes, insurance, utilities, and housing costs could ...

It's projected to be around 1.2% more than the 2026 COLA.

Social Security recipients are getting a raise. Specifically, benefits will increase by 2.8% in 2026, due to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), according to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Entering 2026, the new retirement contribution rules for upper-class seniors aren't the only income-related changes coming for older Americans: Social Security benefits are also changing. Beginning in ...

The cost-of-living adjustment may end up even higher than that.

Almost a year ago, I wrote a CounterPunch article on how the social security cost of living increase was eroded by higher charges for Medicare coverage. That is again happening in 2026 as reported in ...

Michigan beneficiaries will see a normal Social Security payment schedule for January 2026, with the first checks expected on Jan. 14. The 2026 cost-of-living increase will be applied. Social Security ...

Social Security COLA 2026 Inflation Gap: Why 2.8% Increase Trails 3.3% Senior Inflation. The 2.8% Social Security COLA for 2026 is failing. It does not cover the 3.3% inflation rate seniors face. This ...