The biggest announcement of the year is within sight, but it's likely to leave Social Security's more than 70 million ...

Social Security 2026 COLA increase, yet rising Medicare premiums may cut the real gains for millions of retirees.

Social Security’s COLA history shows volatility and lagging protection. Projections for 2026 suggest a modest 2.7% rise, or ...

The big day for Social Security's more than 70 million traditional beneficiaries is right around the corner. Assuming the ...

A key expense for most retirees threatens to gobble up some or all of their Social Security "raise" in the upcoming year.

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the ...

Social Security recipients now have the second of three data points that will determine their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026.A key gauge for inflation — the Consumer Price Index for ...

Among ideas about how full Social Security payments could be extended is to phase out payments to people with high retirement ...

Retirees must wait another five and a half weeks (give or take a few days) for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to ...

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With inflation slowing in the first half of 2025, many assumed the 2026 Social Security COLA would shrink from this year. But ...

The Social Security Administration won't announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefits until next month, but experts are already making forecasts. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) ...