Roughly 70 million people rely on the SSA for monthly income, whether through retirement or disability benefits.

All 75 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries’ checks are going up 2.8% in 2026.

The Social Security Administration determines the annual COLA by looking at changes in CPI-W data. The 2026 COLA is 2.8%. The ...

The 2025 COLA of 2.5% wasn't enough to cover the higher prices paid by many retirees. History shows that COLAs don't offset ...

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

It seems the only constant in life is change. Let's take a look at why the 2026 COLA is both good and bad for Social Security ...

If you're receiving spousal benefits from Social Security, you, too, are entitled to a COLA. However, spousal benefits max ...

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

Even with a 2.8% COLA for 2026, many Americans are nonetheless worried about how Social Security will help pay for their rising expenses in retirement.

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 2.8%. That's an improvement from the 2.5% COLA seniors received ...

Even as the government looks to reopen and get the Social Security Administration back to full strength, there is still a ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA will increase benefits to offset inflation, but some retirees could face higher taxes as a ...