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Econostrum on MSNSocial Security’s 2026 COLA Update: How Much Benefits Could Rise and Why It May Still Fall Short
The latest forecast for social security’s 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) suggests that monthly benefits for retirees ...
Social Security is going to be changing in important ways in 2026. Here are three big changes you need to start getting ready ...
The latest 2026 COLA prediction estimates a 2.6% increase for 2026. This would put it right in line with the average COLA ...
Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.
Starting September 30, 2025, the SSA will stop issuing paper checks for those who still receive their benefits this way.
Social Security is on track to deplete its trust funds by 2034, one year sooner than previously forecast, when the federal retirement program will be required to cut monthly benefits by about 20%.
Social Security will not be able to fully pay monthly benefits to tens of millions of retirees and people with disabilities in 2034 if lawmakers don’t act to address the program’s pending ...
Some Americans will start getting smaller Social Security payments in July. Don't worry, it's not because of the impending shortfall – although many might already be fretting about that. However ...
Other changes to Social Security in 2025 include a smaller cost-of-living adjustment (2.5%, down from 3.4%), an increase in the maximum taxable earnings limit from $168,000 to $176,100, and ...
The Social Security Board of Trustees said last week that the program’s combined trust funds will run out of money in 2034 — one year earlier than was projected in 2024.
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