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

If you’re collecting Social Security, you probably noticed that your January check was larger than your checks in 2025.

It's important to know what to expect from your 2026 raise.

Here's a sneak peek into the future.

Social Security recipients receive a 2.8% COLA in 2026, up from 2.5% in 2025. Payment dates fall on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of the month based on birth date. Medicare Part B premium ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan beneficiaries will see a normal Social Security payment schedule for January 2026, with the first checks expected on Jan.

Social Security projections of the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment are based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — With 2026 officially underway, several key changes have begun to take shape for Social Security in the new year.

*Here’s some news you can use. Starting January 2026, more than 74 million Americans will see a 2.8% boost in their Social Security benefits. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is higher than the 2 ...

Social Security benefits are rising by 2.8% in 2026. That raise should come through in January. The timing of that raise depends on your date of birth. Here's when you can expect your upcoming raise.

Michigan beneficiaries will see a normal Social Security payment schedule for January 2026, with the first checks expected on Jan. 14. The 2026 cost-of-living increase will be applied. Social Security ...