The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a crucial mechanism applied annually by Social Security to ensure beneficiaries' payments keep pace with rising prices.

The way inflation trends in July will help determine what raise Social Security beneficiaries get in 2026. If you're someone ...

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 ...

How understanding these three key Social Security cost-of-living adjustment facts can give you an idea of what to expect later this year.

President Donald Trump's freeze on federal hiring could affect Americans in lots of ways. Your Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) might seem to be an unlikely item on the list. How could ...

Estimates point to President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policies having a tangible impact on Social Security benefits ...

Social Security recipients’ monthly checks could be higher than originally thought next year with the cost-of-living ...

A new analysis by The Senior Citizens League found the Social Security COLA for 2026 could be 2.5%, higher than previously ...

Arizona. Annual cost of living comfortably: $100,281 Savings needed to retire at 60 (with no Social Security): $2,005,627 Savings needed to retire at 70 (with no Social Security): $1,002,814 % of ...

What kind of bump can Social Security beneficiaries expect in 2026? A new projection from the Senior Citizen’s League expects ...