It's best to set yourself up to not be too reliant on Social Security raises each year. The purpose of Social Security COLAs ...

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

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 ...

Based on the inflation data we have for the year so far, the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group, is ...

There has been a clear trend in TSCL's Social Security COLA predictions. For four consecutive months, the projected increase ...

COLAs are tied directly to inflation. Challenges in reporting inflation data could lead to incomplete information -- and a ...

If you started getting SSDI before May 1997, you'd usually receive your payment on the third day of every month. Note that ...

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries received a 2.5% boost to their benefits in 2025, thanks to an annual cost-of-living adjustment that went into effect in January. In 2026, Social Security ...

President Donald Trump imposed sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on all of the United States' largest trading partners in early ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment projected at 2.5% as inflation concerns mount over data reliability issues.

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments, or COLAs, are a lifeline for seniors. Without them, Social Security benefits ...

Social Security benefits are one of the most important income sources for retirees for many reasons. These benefits are ...