Although inflation appears to be cooling — for now — experts warn that the 2026 COLA may not be enough to keep up with ...

Cost-of-living adjustments are meant to protect seniors from inflation, but they’re pushing millions into unexpected tax ...

Millions of older adults look forward to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. The COLA is an ...

Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment will be announced in October, it is projected to be 2.4% by the Senior Citizens ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 could be 2.4%, up from last month's forecast for 2.2%, according to an independent analyst.

Because it's based on third-quarter inflation, it's impossible to predict the 2026 COLA with any degree of accuracy. Because ...

COLA may be the smallest increase in five years, but inflation trends could shift that outlook. Here's what we know now.

Social Security COLA may drop to 2.4%, the lowest increase in years, as inflation cools. How will retirees manage?

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is estimated to be lower than that of 2025, potentially making ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is estimated to be lower than that of 2025, potentially making ...

Still, the new forecast is below the 2025 COLA of 2.5% and the average COLA over the past 20 years of 2.6%. It would be the lowest since 2021, when the increase was 1.3%. COLA is not a raise, but ...

That means Social Security's 2026 COLA could top expectations. While ostensibly good, that may actually have negative ...