This October, the SSA will determine the new cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) by comparing the CPI-W data from July, August, ...

Retirees might be in for a bit of a shock: despite inflation still running hot in March, Social Security benefits may receive ...

BLS announced the CPI-W for February last week. TSCL quickly determined that the 2026 COLA would be 2.8% based on the average ...

Social Security is generally the largest source of income in retirement, but many seniors think benefits have fallen behind ...

While COLAs are designed to match inflation, the 2026 forecast fails to cover the rising costs of essential expenses like ...

As inflation cools, Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is projected to decline in 2026. Seniors say the ...

Social Security benefits increase every year through the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Many retirees have found ...

“The COLA is based on the percentage increase in the CPI-W from the third quarter ... The Social Security 2025 COLA increase was a lower 2.5%. The projected 2026 COLA for Social Security is ...

As the costs of goods continues to increase nationwide, Social Security benefit adjustments aren't expected to keep up.

Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security analyst, said: "COLA doesn't keep pace with real inflation. The year-over-year ...

While the country is still six months away until the official 2026 Social Security COLA announcement, early predictions based on the latest inflation data show a modest decrease in the annual ...