Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is expected to be below this year’s level, which would make it the ...

Social Security checks could increase by 2.4% next year based on Tuesday's consumer inflation report, according to estimates ...

The estimate, released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), is slightly up from April's 2.3 percent forecast.

New government inflation data shows the pace of inflation has subsided from pandemic-era highs. Social Security beneficiaries ...

If you haven't seen the latest inflation data, the general idea is that prices are rising more slowly than expected. Not only ...

Determining when to claim Social Security can be challenging for retirement-age Americans. Although it's possible to claim ...

Millions of older adults look forward to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. The COLA is an ...

Higher inflation in the third quarter would indeed result in a higher COLA for 2026, which in turn would give Social Security ...

A new round of Social Security payments is being distributed this week, with millions of Americans set to receive their ...

Continue » But do those COLAs really help Social Security recipients gain buying power every year? Unfortunately, not even ...

Social Security is an essential source of income for millions of people in the United States, but the amount each person receives can vary considerably. In May 2025, the average mo ...

The Social Security COLA is calculated from the difference in third-quarter inflation data (based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W) from one year ...