Both of those numbers are above recent forecasts from the Senior Citizen's League and independent analyst Mary Johnson. Both ...

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The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

There has been a clear trend in TSCL's Social Security COLA predictions. For four consecutive months, the projected increase ...

Key Points Initial estimates for 2026's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) are not looking favorable.There are ...

The COLA is the yearly boost given to Social Security benefits to adjust for inflation. It’s to aid retirees in preserving ...

For 2024, Social Security recipients got a 3.2% COLA. In 2023, the annual adjustment reached 8.7% — a nearly 40-year high as inflation soared — while the 2022 COLA stood at 5.9%. Social ...

If the White House’s sweeping tariffs increase prices, seniors might see a larger Social Security COLA next year, but at what ...

Good news for seniors receiving Social Security: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment prediction went up in May. According to ...

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly ...

Early estimates point to a 2.5% COLA for January 2026, matching this year's modest bump. If confirmed in October, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases July-September CPIW ...