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In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is meant to offset inflation. The projected COLA for 2026 is below the average COLA since 1975. To keep pace with rising prices, Social Security ...

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 way inflation trends in July will help determine what raise Social Security beneficiaries get in 2026. If you're someone who relies heavily on Social Security for income, then the program's annual ...

But what would make the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment special is that it would mark the fifth consecutive year of at least a ...

The Social Security program, a financial cornerstone for millions of Americans since 1935, relies on annual cost-of-living ...

Early estimates point to a 2.5% COLA for January 2026, matching this year's modest bump. If confirmed in October, after the ...

Social Security benefits are at the center of major changes in 2025. A rare cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) prediction and a ...

For the first time in 90 years, the average monthly check for retired workers has surpassed a psychologically important level ...

“Most advisers agree that the bigger issue is the CPI-W may not be the best COLA measure for seniors, and often results in a lower COLA increase than the CPI-E, or Consumer Price Index for the Elderly ...

Here’s how the CPI-W numbers look. January: 3.00% February: 2.7% March: 2.2% April: 2.1% While these numbers are similar to CPI-U and show inflation trending downward, there are slight differences.