The latest projection for the 2026 COLA is 2.5%, enabling Social Security beneficiaries to see an increase in monthly payments.

Experts recommend that people with additional retirement funds set aside some of ... determines how much of your Social Security benefits that are taxable does not increase with inflation, so ...

as the Social Security Administration typically determines the following year's COLA in mid-October. A 2.5% rise would translate into an average monthly benefit of $1,968, and show up in most ...

While the official Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) won’t be released until Oct. 10, the increase for next year is estimated at 2.4 percent, according to The Senior Citizens ...

As of May 2025, over 55 million people receive Social Security retirement benefits, with most relying on them for most or all ...

Their April payments will reflect the new benefit amounts. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the increase could range from a few hundred dollars to over $1,000 per month ...

The Social Security Administration has processed 2.3M benefit adjustments. But that still leaves roughly 900K Americans ...

Overall, 52% of Americans say they worry a “great deal” about the Social Security system, up from 43% in 2024, according to ...

Social Security payments are set to make history in June as new figures reveal a major milestone for millions of American retirees.

When calculating your monthly benefits, Social Security uses a specific formula that takes your 35 highest-paid years of income into account. You can qualify for Social Security with a shorter work ...

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits, or SSI, will increase by 2.5% in 2025. The 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, wil begin with benefits payable to almost 68 million ...