The 2026 Social Security COLA is bigger for some retirees than others.

If higher energy prices persist, they could increase Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment next year.

If living costs increase, that raise could be rendered useless. Social Security COLAs have a history of disappointing seniors due to a flaw in the way they're calculated. Millions of seniors rely on ...

Social Security benefits are entitled to a cost-of-living adjustment each year. That doesn’t guarantee that benefits will rise from one year to the next. Even when Social Security benefits do get a ...

The 2027 COLA is projected at 2.5%, tied with 2025 as the smallest raise since 2022. The 2.5% projection shows inflation remains persistently above the Fed’s 2% benchmark. A small raise isn’t good ...

Social Security benefits are getting a 2.8% COLA in 2026, with the average monthly benefit increasing from $2,015 to $2,071. Social Security COLAs are designed to match inflation but not beat it. The ...

With the arrival of the new year, Social Security payments will get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). An increase of 2.8%, which averages out to $56 per month, kicks in on January payments to those ...