New government inflation data points to a lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 compared to the 2.5% ...

Well, if benefits had never been adjusted upward, you'd still be collecting $207 per month, in 2025. That certainly won't go ...

In January, the average retired-worker benefit check totaled $1,978.77. This means TSCL's updated COLA forecast implies a ...

Based on Thursday's slower-than-expected annual March inflation report, the estimated Social Security COLA for 2026 is 2.2%, according to Mary Johnson, retired Social Security policy analyst who ...

Social Security COLA forecasts show a potential 2.3% boost but rising housing and healthcare costs may still erode retirees’ ...

As the Covid pandemic prompted inflation to rise, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments rose to four-decade highs. In 2022, the COLA was 5.9%, followed by 8.7% in 2023 and 3.2% in 2024.

The magnitude of each COLA depends on inflation ... though -- except for 2022, which featured an 8.7% hike. Clearly, we should be very happy that Social Security COLAs exist.