One of the most important pieces of Social Security retirement benefits is the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.

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

The annual COLA is appreciated, but it hasn't always kept up with inflation enough to reasonably cancel it out. According 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 ...

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

With inflation rising, retirees are paying higher prices now but won't receive a benefit increase until later. The key ...

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

In a concerning turn for millions of seniors, The Senior Citizens League (SCL) has lowered its estimate for the Social ...

Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if ...

Millions of Americans will receive their monthly Social Security checks next week, with those receiving the maximum ...

This week, payments are set to be made to those receiving retirement, survivor and spousal benefits as well as disability ...