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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The projected COLA for 2026 is estimated at 2.1%, with some forecasts predicting as low as 0.06%. Meanwhile, the COLA for ...

The annual Social Security COLA is calculated using the CPI-W inflation ... TSCL projected that the 2026 COLA will be 2.2% as things stand right now. This is lower than the 2025 COLA and well ...

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