Social Security increase for 2026 will outpace this year’s
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Social Security's annual COLA calculations are under scrutiny from advocacy groups, with some calling for different metrics to be used to boost or reduce the inflation adjustments.
Social Security is vital for retirement. Learn how your earnings history and claiming age determine the size of your Social Security retirement check.
The COLA represented an increase critics called inadequate to keep up with soaring costs of food, housing and health care.
Social Security uses a formula based on your 35 highest-earning years to calculate retirement benefits. Claiming benefits before your full retirement age (FRA) reduces monthly payments; delaying increases them. Create a my Social Security account to ...
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It's official: Social Security COLA 2026 is up 2.8%; but Medicare costs could eat most of your raise
The SSA announced a 2.8% COLA increase for 2026, but rising Medicare premiums, up nearly 12%, may offset much of the gain for retirees.
One of the biggest retirement decisions you might have to make is choosing a Social Security filing age. And that decision is huge. Your monthly Social Security benefit is based on your personal wage history. And you can file for benefits as early as age 62.
Most states don’t tax Social Security, but rules vary in the 9 that do. Get up-to-date exemptions, thresholds and new deductions that impact retirees’ tax bills — updated for 2026.
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