Social Security checks could increase by 2.4% next year based on May13's consumer inflation report, according to estimates by ...

If you haven't seen the latest inflation data, the general idea is that prices are rising more slowly than expected. We ...

The 2025 COLA increase of 2.5% for Social Security recipients was one of the lowest since 2021, and so far, signs are ...

Social Security beneficiaries are expected to receive the lowest cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) since 2021, according to ...

Based on the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment estimates from TSCL and Johnson, a 2.4% "raise" next year would increase the ...

Since 1983, the Social Security COLA has been based on inflation in the third quarter only. In a nutshell, the Social Security Administration (SSA) compares the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from ...

“If our predictions come true and the 2026 COLA comes in at the lowest we’ve seen since 2021, seniors will face additional ...

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries in the United States were up in arms when they learned of the cost-of-living ...

COLA may be the smallest increase in five years, but inflation trends could shift that outlook. Here's what we know now.

The estimate, released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), is slightly up from April's 2.3 percent forecast.

But if inflation has been declining so far in 2025, couldn't the trend continue? With the Social Security COLA based solely on third-quarter inflation data, a continued decline in inflation could ...