Based on multiple independent estimates, the 2026 COLA should make history by reaching or surpassing 2.5% for a fifth consecutive year. The last time beneficiaries received at least a 2.5% payout bump ...

Last October, the Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2025, which resulted in a roughly $50 boost in monthly benefits for the tens of millions of ...

On October 15, 2025, the Social Security Administration will announce the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026. This ...

The latest estimate for the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment is out, and it is an increase from last year ...

Before you can decide whether it pays to sign up for a new Medicare plan, you need to know what's happening with your current plan. To that end, it's important to read your plan's change notice, which ...

The most anticipated day of the year is rapidly approaching for the nearly 70 million beneficiaries who took home a ...

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two payments in October 2025, but the Social Security Administration (SSA) stresses this is not a bonus. Here's what you ...

The annual Social Security COLA is based on a standard measure of inflation throughout the third quarter of each year. Prices ...

Social Security benefits in recent years have increased more sharply than in previous decades due to persistently elevated ...

Current projections predict that next year’s COLA will be roughly a 2.7%, based on analysis from senior advocacy group The Senior Citizens League. A 2.7% COLA would turn into an extra $54 per month ...

The social security cost-of-living adjustment prediction for 2026 continues to rise, as inflation numbers continue to roll ...

A big increase in Medicare premiums can consume almost half of your annual increase. The 2025 Social Security Trustees Report projects a $206.50 monthly premium for next year, up $21.50 or 11.6 ...