The BLS has changed how it measures the inflationary data that determines whether Social Security benefits will get a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Will it hurt your benefits?

The Social Security Board of Trustees Just Updated Its 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast. Here's How Much Your ...

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to estimates for planning.

Both of those numbers are above recent forecasts from the Senior Citizen's League and independent analyst Mary Johnson. Both ...

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Good news for seniors receiving Social Security: The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment prediction went up in May. According to ...

The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly ...

If the White House’s sweeping tariffs increase prices, seniors might see a larger Social Security COLA next year, but at what ...

With inflation gradually rising and economic uncertainty looming, Social Security beneficiaries are facing a troubling outlook for 2026 as the annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COL ...

Social Security benefits end when you die, unless you have a qualifying beneficiary who would begin to receive survivorship ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell defends the interest rate pause amid concerns about tariff-driven inflation. Here’s what this means for seniors and the 2026 COLA.