Senate Democrats have introduced a bill to increase Social Security and VA benefits by $200 per month for six months to provide relief amid high inflation.

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The increase will show up earlier for the 7.5 million people who receive Supplemental Security Income. Those payments will be ...

Prepare for 2026 Social Security updates now, including 2.8% COLA, earnings-test limits changes, SSI and disability ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

Your payments could increase in 2026 if you're working while collecting benefits. Next year will bring a slew of changes to ...

Many advanced countries also have higher Social Security taxes than ours — which totals 12.4%, split between worker and ...

The benefit could be an option for clients who are at least 62 years old with dependent children, advisors say.

The higher the Social Security benefit, the more money that you can collect every year when the COLA is announced.

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

In 2026, the new maximum Social Security benefit will increase to $5,251, up from $5,108. That's a $143 monthly increase ...

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually ...