The COLA is called a raise because it results in a retiree’s monthly benefits check getting bigger. The purpose of it is to ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA of 2.8% marks the highest five-year average in 40 years. Social Security beneficiaries lost 20% of their buying power between 2010 and 2024 due to insufficient COLAs. A ...

Trump’s tariffs were expected to pave the way to a larger Social Security COLA in 2026. Benefits are only rising by 2.8%, and much of that could be eaten up by Medicare increases. Delaying Social ...

Here's a sneak peek into the future.

Social Security retirees should keep up with important economic news that could affect COLAs. November unemployment rose to 4.6% from 4.2% a year earlier amid sluggish hiring. Year-over-year CPI-U ...

Social Security recipients are getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026. The fear is that tariffs could lead to higher costs, rendering that COLA ineffective. Social Security COLAs have ...

Find out how much your Social Security check could increase in 2026, with estimated raises broken down by specific ages.

Social Security recipients are getting a 2.8% raise this year. While that's bigger than 2025's 2.5% boost, there's a big flaw in the way Social Security COLAs are calculated. That's likely to cause ...