Many older Americans today would not be able to get by without Social Security. The Federal Reserve puts median retirement ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits ...

The SSA will issue its next payment on Wednesday, April 9, to post-May 1997 retirees born between the 1st and 10th of the month.

Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) are designed to help Social Security benefits keep up with inflation, ensuring that beneficiaries' purchasing power remains stable. However, as inflation levels ...

and the hypothetical COLA based on CPI-E inflation. Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Social Security Administration. Table by author. As shown, Social Security recipients would have ...

Now, there's an estimate for 2026's Social Security COLA on the table. And the number may come as a surprise. The purpose of Social Security COLAs is to make sure that seniors can keep up with ...

Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will ...