Social Security has locked in a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026, and that raise hits the benefits you receive for December 2025, which are paid in January 2026. SSI gets the increase a ...

Social Security projections of the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment are based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage ...

Starting in January 2026, the average monthly Social Security check for the U.S.’s 74.5 million Social Security recipients will be around $1,917, up 2.8% from 2025. That’s an increase of about $52 per ...

Social Security's 2026 COLA increase is just 2.8%. Learn why many recipients may feel angry and what this modest boost really ...

Social Security is undergoing some big changes in the new year. In addition to a more generous COLA, the program's earnings-test limits and maximum monthly benefit are rising. Higher earners will have ...

Social Security’s (SSA) 2.8% COLA for 2026 will be reduced by nearly one-third for most retirees due to a $17.90 monthly Medicare Part B premium increase. Social Security benefits have lost 20% of ...

With inflation continuing to increase, Social Security recipients will receive a slightly higher-than-expected raise. However, the majority of retirees say they'd need a significantly higher COLA to ...

Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2.8% COLA in 2026. The Fed is not expected to raise interest rates in 2026 due to easing inflation and stable unemployment. Fed rate changes do not ...