Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Will Get a "Trump Bump" -- Here's What to Expect and Why It Might Disappoint Millions

Social Security beneficiaries will have to wait a few extra days for this year's COLA announcement. The government shutdown ...
Money Digest on MSN

The Cost Of Living In New Jersey's Most Expensive Suburb Will Make You Pause

Few states in the Northeast are known for their affordability, but you have to pay an arm and a leg to live in one New Jersey ...

Do You Get a Social Security Raise if You're Collecting Spousal Benefits?

Spousal benefits are available if you are married or divorced after 10 years. Your spousal benefits can equal up to 50% of ...

3 Big Social Security Changes Coming in 2026 (Including a Historic COLA) Will Be Announced Oct. 24

Social Security benefits are likely to get a historic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, but the program will undergo ...
AARP

Survey Reveals That the 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) Likely Falls Short for Older Americans

Research conducted by AARP in September 2025 shows that older adults feel the projected nearly 3% COLA for 2026 is ...

Social Security payments this week: Will you get up to $5,108? Check IRS rules, stimulus eligibility, and who qualifies for October 22 deposits

Social Security payments are coming this week on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. If your birthday falls between the 21st and ...

These are the Social Security payment dates in October: Monthly schedule for beneficiaries

The Social Security Administration will soon be sending out October payments. Here's the delivery schedule: amounts, ...
Opinion

Social Security could adopt a 'senior-friendly' COLA index - but retirees still won't get more money

Retirees should be wary of the Social Security Administration (SSA) basing their annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on an inflation index more relevant to seniors.

Oct. 24 Could Be a Huge Day for Social Security. Here's Why.

If all goes according to plan, Oct. 24 should be the day an official 2026 COLA announcement comes out. But don't assume that ...
InvestmentNews

More Americans planning to claim Social Security early despite knowing the trade-offs

Schroders research highlights widespread anxiety about retirement income as a new policy proposal emerges to limit benefit ...

Full list of benefits and one-off payments only people in Scotland can claim

People living in Scotland-only receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week - the same rate as Attendance Allowance. it will be ...
McKnight's Senior Living

Nursing, funding, affordability ID states most — and least — prepared for aging population

Nursing shortfalls, Social Security and Medicare funding gaps, and a lack of affordable housing are among the warning signs that the country is unprepared for a rapidly aging population with chronic ...