Most retirees have probably gotten used to their Social Security benefits increase for 2025 by now. The latest cost-of-living ...

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

COLA won’t be announced until October, but already forecasts are indicating a smaller increase for Social Security ...

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 ...

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

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

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

“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 ...

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

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

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 ...