One of the most important pieces of Social Security retirement benefits is the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.

At this point, many Social Security recipients are eager to know what 2026's COLA will amount to. In 2025, benefits got a 2.5 ...

The best way to view Social Security's COLA is as the mechanism that attempts to mirror the effects of inflation (rising prices) on benefits. For example, if a large basket of goo ...

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

The Social Security Administration said its 2024 cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.2%, a much smaller bump than the 8.7% increase seniors and other beneficiaries received this year.

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if ...

As inflation subsides, Social Security beneficiaries are poised to see a lower benefit increase next year. A new estimate points to a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in 2025, which would ...

Social Security and SSI benefits will both increase by 2.5% in 2025 to account for cost-of-living increases across the country, the Social Security Administration announced in October.

Social Security’s projected 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) falls short of addressing the escalating financial burdens faced by retirees, potentially exacerbating economic hardship for ...

Social Security and SSI benefits will both increase by 2.5% in 2025 to account for cost-of-living increases across the country, the Social Security Administration announced in October.