A transition away from paper checks has long been planned, but an alert this week may still have surprised many recipients ...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was unexpectedly hot, showing a 0.3% increase month-over-month and a 2.7% rise ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment is projected at 2.5%, but federal staffing shortages threaten data accuracy. Seniors could face permanently reduced benefits if inflation calculations ...

While the final COLA won’t be announced until October, projections are becoming more refined as midyear data solidifies. This ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its latest data, revealing the average retirement benefit Social Security payment for July 2025. Retired workers across the U.S. are receiving an ...

Social Security payments in the U.S. are projected to increase by 2.7%, a slight rise from previous estimates. This ...

Social Security’s 2026 cost-of-living raise may hit 2.7%, but a sharp rise in Medicare premiums could erase most gains.

The final adjustment won’t be confirmed until October, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases inflation data for July, August and September. But the recent bump continues a trend: The Senior ...

For millions of Social Security recipients in the United States, the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is a critical part of their economic stability. This annual mechanism is a too ...

As a result, over 57 million retired Americans depend on Social Security. The average monthly benefit in May was ...

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security payments in 2026 could increase by 2.6 percent, according to a new ...

Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for ...