The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...

( NewsNation) — The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, upping the average payout for ...

Retired Americans will get at least a little relief from inflation in 2026—but with an emphasis on little. On Friday, the ...

Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is aimed at helping the program's 75 million beneficiaries keep pace with inflation.

Social Security beneficiaries will see their payments increase 2.8% in January 2026, thanks to the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustment. The announcement came on Friday and was delayed due to ...

The Social Security Administration, marred by delays during a federal government shutdown, announced on Friday a 2.8% cost-of ...

After a delay from the federal shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the annual cost-of-living adjustment ...

Already published inflation data suggests the possibility of Social Security's COLA coming in ahead of independent estimates ...

If not for the government shutdown, Social Security beneficiaries would have discovered the extent of the COLA hike for 2026 when new inflation data was released Oct. 15. In 2025, Social Security and ...