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What Happens to Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) If the Fed Raises Rates Next Time?

For seniors on Social Security, there’s perhaps no more important an announcement each year than a COLA (cost-of-living ...
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The Truth Behind How Social Security's Annual COLA Increase Is Calculated

It's staggering how much of an impact some basic math can have on millions of lives, but that's exactly what determines ...

Social Security Payments Increase in January 2026: When Yours Arrives

It’s almost 2026 and with the new year comes a new batch of Social Security checks, the first of which will be sent out as ...

Here's who gets Social Security payments this week on Dec. 17

The second wave of Social Security payments for the month of December is coming this week. Here's what recipients need to ...

When can Social Security beneficiaries expect their January 2026 payments?

Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger ...

5 essential Social Security COLA facts you need to know

While they may be imperfect, COLAs are meant to help you cover the higher cost of living and help ease the sting of higher prices.

Here’s how to make the most of a 2.8% Social Security COLA, and why 5 states may see a ‘sizable advantage.’ Is yours on the list?

While everyone receives the same 2.8% COLA, the dollar value of that increase depends on your existing benefit. Social ...

When do December Social Security benefits go out? Second round of checks arrives this week

This week, some Social Security beneficiaries will receive their final payments of 2025. Here's a peak into the 2026 changes ...
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Social Security payments in January 2026: Key dates and COLA increase

For millions of retirees in the United States, Social Security payments provide financial stability, especially at the start ...

Social Security COLAs: What You Need to Know After the Fed’s Rate Cut

There’s a reason the Federal Reserve has been all over the news this week. On Dec. 10, the Fed concluded its final interest ...
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The Fed’s December Rate Cut Means Social Security Retirees Could Be In for a COLA Surprise

The Federal Reserve had its last meeting of 2025 on December 10 and, as FedWatch predicted, the Central Bank delivered its ...

Who qualifies for 2 SSI checks? Why some Social Security recipients get 2 payments in December

SSI payments arrive on Dec. 1 and Dec. 31 because of a Social Security calendar rule. Also, another round of disability ...