Social Security, COLA

Social Security COLA 2025: Have You Received Your First Boosted Check Yet?
Social Security COLA has been in effect for a month, and that means you should have received your boosted check.
Social Security 5.9% COLA Increase Is Biggest In Nearly 40 Years
If you rely on Social Security payments, you’re receiving a much-needed raise. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is increasing benefits by 5.9%, the largest increase in 40 years.
Struggling With Your 2.5% Social Security COLA? 3 Ways to Generate More Retirement Income This Year
Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The purpose of COLAs is to make sure that benefits are able to keep up with inflation. But unfortunately, they often fall short.
3 Ways Social Security COLA Will Affect Your 2025 Earnings
Social Security recipients saw their monthly check grow by 2.5% in 2025 thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) designed to offset the dollar-diminishing power of inflation. Beneficiaries get
Social Security COLA prediction: Bad news for retirees?
The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI-W, the index used to calculate the annual increase. December’s CPI-W came in at 2.8%. Getty Images
Social Security early COLA predictions are in: Will it help or hurt beneficiaries?
Data from TSCL’s 2024 Senior Survey shows 62% of older Americans worry their retirement income won’t even cover essentials such as groceries and medical bills. Will 2026's COLA increase help?
Why Your 2025 Social Security COLA Is Probably Too Small
If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your retirement benefits check is going to be bigger than it was before. That’s the good news.
Younger Retirees Rely On Their Social Security To Get By: Is It Enough To Keep Their Homes?
Younger retirees leaning more on Social Security tracks well with the decline of traditional pensions and the challenges in building substantial retirement savings. The shift f
How families, and not just retirees, depend on Social Security
Social Security is helping more than just older adults as more children start to live with their grandparents.
Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Pace to Make History... and Still Disappoint
Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...
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COLA Update: 2026 Retiree Pay Adjustment Trending Toward 5-Year Low
As inflation slows, the pay boost could settle near pre-pandemic levels. Learn where it stands ... and how to keep track of ...
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Social Security Disability Insurance February 2025: Here's When You'll Get Paid
We're headed into February and next set of Social Security Disability Insurance payments will be heading out to recipients soon. Now that the 2.5% COLA boost has been in effect for a month now, ...
It's Official: 3.2 Million Americans Will Receive Bigger Social Security Checks -- but There's a Catch
The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the WEP and GPO, and are effective for all benefits after December 2023, so not ...
This Was the Average Social Security Benefit in 2005—See How Much It's Grown And Where It's Gone
Social Security has been a critical source of income for retirees for decades, helping millions of Americans cover their living expenses after leaving the workforce. But how much has the average ...
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This Big Change Needs to Come to Social Security ASAP
Millions of older Americans collect a monthly Social Security benefit. And without that income, many would be unable to cover ...
Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Update: Here's the Projected Increase for 2026
By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living ...
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Social Security Changes in 2025: topics you should take into account
As 2025 approaches, significant changes to Social Security are on the horizon, impacting both retirees and workers.