BLS's September inflation report sets Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment at 2.8% It would make more sense for retirees to expend their lobbying efforts to urge Congress to fix Social ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement is scheduled for Oct. 24, whether or not the U.S. government is open. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it will publish the September ...

Due to the federal government shutdown, the Social Security 2026 cost-of-living adjustment announcement has been pushed to Oct. 24. Social Security is one of the few retirement income streams that ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.8% in 2026, which will put on average an extra $56 per month in retirees' monthly checks. The extra sum will not be a windfall for beneficiaries ...

The Social Security Administration's annual announcement setting next year's cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of the government shutdown, the agency said. Each year, the ...

The Social Security Administration on Friday announced a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, an increase that will automatically boost monthly payments for the program's roughly 71 million ...

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, millions of Americans will receive their Social Security payments featuring the new 2.8% COLA ...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments will increase by 2.8% in 2026 due to the cost-of-living adjustment. Social Security retirement benefits for January will be paid on Wednesdays ...