It's still too early to predict the actual adjustment, but with inflation improving, the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League (TSCL) projects the Social Security COLA for 2026 at 2.3% as of April ...

With the annual inflation rate dropping, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security analyst, now predicts a 2.2% COLA for 2026. That would be lower than the 2025 COLA of 2.5%. Older Americans ...

While early estimates point to the 2026 COLA climbing, there's an unpleasant catch that comes with this forecast. Why is Social Security's COLA so important for retirees? Social Security's COLA is ...