The 2026 Social Security COLA is 2.8%. We calculate how much extra money you'll see after the big Medicare Part B premium ...

Social Security recipients will see an added cost of living adjustment rise to nearly 3%. The average retirement benefits will grow to $56 monthly starting January 2026. Millions of Social Security ...

Looking a bit further back, Social Security's 2.8% raise ties for the ninth-largest year-over-year increase since this ...

If inflation keeps surging, the benefits increase could end up being smaller than it needs to be. If you are collecting ...

Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost to their monthly benefits beginning in January. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is set using changes in CPI-W inflation data. Some ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

Social Security's biggest reveal of the year -- the 2026 COLA -- was supposed to occur today (Oct. 15), but has been pushed back by the federal government shutdown. The September inflation report will ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement has been delayed to the ongoing government shutdown. However, the official announcement is scheduled to take place in the next ...

WASHINGTON — Americans who receive social security benefits will soon know how much more they'll get on their checks next year. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment will be announced on Friday, Oct. 24.