The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is based on third-quarter inflation data. The COLA formula uses data ...

Social Security checks could increase by 2.4% next year based on May13's consumer inflation report, according to estimates by ...

More than 52 million retirees are registered Social Security beneficiaries in the U.S., taking home an average check of ...

Because it's based on third-quarter inflation, it's impossible to predict the 2026 COLA with any degree of accuracy. Because ...

Based on the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment estimates from TSCL and Johnson, a 2.4% "raise" next year would increase the ...

The Senior Citizens League forecasts the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, will be 2.4%, up from last month’s prediction of 2.3%. That’s 0.1 percentage points lower than 2025’s COLA of 2.5% and ...

Millions of Americans will be receiving their monthly Social Security payment this week, with some receiving a little over $5,000. The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out retirement, ...

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries in the United States were up in arms when they learned of the cost-of-living ...

The Senior Citizens League has come out with a new estimate of the 2026 COLA for Social Security and it could be the lowest ...

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

COLA may be the smallest increase in five years, but inflation trends could shift that outlook. Here's what we know now.