The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.

About 68 million people receive Social Security benefits -- and for many, this is a major lifeline. The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is tied to the CPI-W, a metric used to track ...

The Social Security Administration on Thursday announced that the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be 2.5%, the lowest since 2021.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is currently projected to rise just 2.4%—the smallest increase since 2021. While modest on paper, that slight bump in benefits might fall ...

Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) and Social Security increases are expected to be “historic” this year, according to various financial sources. But whether they’ll be historically “good ...

Average monthly Social Security benefits payments do not always stay the same. Instead, they inch up slowly over time based on what's known as a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. From our ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is on pace to be the lowest annual benefit increase in five years, according to new estimates. But that may change depending on the pace of ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be 2.5% next year, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst, predicted last month.