A potentially history-making COLA is on track to be dwarfed by a rapidly climbing expense for select retirees.

With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ... The 2026 COLA will likely be the lowest since 2021. ... That would increase the current $1,976 average monthly check to about $2,017 per ...

Social Security’s COLA could be lowest since 2021, pressuring seniors’ budgets The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment is projected to be 2.4% Published: May 13, 2025 at 11:45 a.m. ET ...