Even with a 2.8% COLA for 2026, many Americans are nonetheless worried about how Social Security will help pay for their rising expenses in retirement.

To make matters worse, 2033 is also the year analysts predict the Medicare Hospital Insurance fund will be depleted. Once ...

Technically, by 2033, Social Security payments would be higher than these current averages due to annual cost-of-living ...

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Social Security benefits are set to increase by 2.8% starting in January Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in ...

The cost of living adjustment has been announced for 2026 Social Security benefits, and seniors will see a 2.8 percent increase on their benefits next year. The Social Security Administration revealed ...

The annual inflation adjustment for Social Security benefits was released on Friday, and beneficiaries are set to see larger benefits in 2026. Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...

The new cost-of-living adjustment — or COLA — for 2026 is 2.8%, slightly above last year’s increase, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security recipients received a 2.5% ...

After a near two-week delay, the Social Security Administration has announced the Cost Of Living Adjustment for 2026 and it may be more than beneficiaries expected. The agency announced 2026 COLA is 2 ...

Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. That will result in an average benefit increase for recipients of $56 a month. The increase ...

The cost-of-living adjustment figure for Social Security benefits typically would have been released Oct. 15 under normal circumstances. But the government shutdown triggered a delay. In 2025, more ...

One of the biggest decisions you might have to make for your retirement is figuring out when to claim Social Security. You’re allowed to sign up for benefits at any point as long as you’re at least 62 ...