The Social Security Fairness Act, approved in January, promises increased benefits for millions by eliminating the WEP and ...

Housing is many seniors’ largest monthly expense — and it may still be your largest expense even if you’re mortgage-free, as ...

Put simply, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is a "change in benefits based on changes in the prices of goods and services, ...

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US Inflation Rate data by YCharts. Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment should be historic In February, more than 52 million retired worker beneficiaries took home a Social Security ...

This means any cost-of-living adjustment of 1% or greater in 2026 is going to make history by lifting the average monthly benefit above $2,000.