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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 ...

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

Key Points Initial estimates for 2026's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) are not looking favorable.There are ...

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

Image source: Getty Images. An uncertain COLA but a clear trend. To be sure, we don't know yet what the 2026 Social Security COLA will be. The amount of the benefit increase won't be announced ...

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

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

The 2025 COLA increase of 2.5% for Social Security recipients was one of the lowest since 2021, and so far, signs are pointing to an even lower increase for next year.

While the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment will be announced in October, it is projected to be 2.4% by the Senior Citizens League. Social Security’s 2026 COLA could be lowest since ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) has predicted that Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5 ...