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 ...

It's best to set yourself up to not be too reliant on Social Security raises each year. The purpose of Social Security COLAs ...

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly ...

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments, or COLAs, are a lifeline for seniors. Without them, Social Security benefits would cease to be a viable source of support over the long term. That’s because ...

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

Good news for seniors receiving Social Security: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment prediction went up in May. According to ...

Social Security is a vital lifeline for tens of millions of Americans everywhere – including nearly 722,000 people in ...

I am contemplating retiring at the end of the year. I’m married and will receive two monthly pension payments; $3,600 from ...