A higher Medicare Part B premium in 2026 could erode next year's cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients, ...

If not for the government shutdown, Social Security beneficiaries would have discovered the extent of the COLA hike for 2026 when new inflation data was released Oct. 15. In 2025, Social Security and ...

1:50 p.m. Oct. 24, 2025: This story updated with new information. WASHINGTON — The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more ...

(CNN) — Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost in their monthly benefits in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. However, many seniors say the annual adjustments ...

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. That will result in an average benefit increase for recipients of $56 a month. The increase ...

The Social Security Administration announced Friday that benefit payments will increase 2.8% next year to account for the higher cost of living. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, knowns as the COLA, ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be announced nine days late, on Oct. 24, due to the federal government shutdown. Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy is having a direct ...