Social Security COLA 2026: What a 2.8% Increase Means for Your Retirement Income

Social Security benefits will rise 2.8% in 2026, but higher Medicare premiums may offset gains. Learn how to protect your ...

Social Security COLA hike coming in 2026. Don’t expect it to feel like a raise

The COLA boost is slightly better than earlier estimates, even if we're not talking about a lot of money. But many retirees ...
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Social Security announces 2.8% cost-of-living increase

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

Social Security benefits to increase 2.8% in 2026, here's what that means in Florida

After a delay from the federal shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the annual cost-of-living adjustment ...
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2026 Social Security COLA: Here’s how much your benefits will rise

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

Social Security sets its 2026 COLA increase at 2.8%. Here's what that means for your benefits.

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

We Received a Big Clue About Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) That May Put a Smile on the Faces of Beneficiaries

Already published inflation data suggests the possibility of Social Security's COLA coming in ahead of independent estimates ...
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Social Security COLA increase for 2026 still uncertain after shutdown

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 ...