How does the Social Security COLA affect my payments?

Quick Read Social Security’s COLA is based on CPI-W for working households. Healthcare costs are underweighted compared to ...

Social Security benefits are likely to lose purchasing power next year despite a historic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Inflation has increased in every month since President Trump's baseline ...

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 ...

Over 50% of current Social Security recipients have cut living costs because prices rise faster than their benefits. Benefits have lost around 20% of buying power since 2010 due to the COLA formula ...

The Senior Citizens League has released its first forecast for next year’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), projecting a 2.5 ...

January marks the first month for increased Social Security payments thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as a COLA. The next adjustment won’t happen for another year, but financial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security payments are on a normal schedule in January, but recipients will still see a change. They'll be a little bigger.