The Social Security COLA brings a modest benefit increase for retirees — but rising costs may cancel out the gains for many ...

Few social programs in America have been as impactful as Social Security. For the past 90 years, it has been a staple in the ...

Almost all Social Security beneficiaries are familiar with the most popular and publicized upcoming change: the increase in ...

Find out when 2026 Social Security payments arrive, including new COLA increases, monthly dates, and how your birthday ...

Having an above-average benefit results in an above-average Social Security COLA because COLAs are calculated on a percentage ...

Social Security is a popular but expensive program. With the trust fund facing depletion in just a few years, experts have ...

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 will be 2.8%. The annual COLA is determined using CPI-W inflation data. Even so, Social Security recipients have lost purchasing power. It seems the only ...

A new proposal would cap annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustments for top earnings beneficiaries, potentially closing 10% of the program’s funding gap.

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 ...

Earnings limits, benefit caps, and work credits are all shifting next year—and some changes affect people not even collecting ...