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

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

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

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

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

When the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced back in October that benefits would be rising by 2.5% in 2025, a lot ...

A larger COLA in 2026 could help Social Security beneficiaries stretch their monthly benefits in the face of tariffs. But ...

Social Security beneficiaries eagerly await news about the cost-of-living adjustment for the following year. For 2026, the adjustment could push the average Social Security check to the largest it's ...

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

The 2.5% COLA for 2025 raises Social Security payments to about $1,976 per month. What does that mean for retirees this year?

Though retirees could experience some pain in the short term if tariffs lead to higher prices, it also means a higher COLA for 2026.

Even though Social Security has been around for a very long time, the program tends to undergo changes every year. Usually, ...