Social Security, COLA

2026 Social Security COLA projected to rise slightly
Despite the adjustment, many retirees feel COLA calculations fail to reflect their actual expenses, especially rising medical costs. Some experts advocate using the Elderly Consum
The Social Security COLA forecast for 2026 was updated. It's bad news for retirees
Social Security beneficiaries receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to keep the purchasing power of benefits aligned with rising prices across the economy. The official 2026 COLA will not be determined until October 2025 because it depends on inflation data from the third quarter, which is collected between July and September.
Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Estimate Was Just Updated, and It's a Mixed Bag for Retirees
Although retired-worker benefits are set to make history in 2026, the latest COLA forecast is anything but reassuring.
COLA 2026 forecast: Prediction ‘comes with two pieces of bad news’
This, in the words of The Motley Fool, “comes with two pieces of bad news”: For one thing, 2.3 percent COLA could quicken the depletion of the Social Security Trust Fund. This could lead Congress to have less time to resolve the program’s funding issues.
Social Security COLA update: Latest predictions are in — what it means for retirees
According to non-partisan group, The Senior Citizens League, 2026's cost of living adjustment increases will not likely keep up with inflation. Here's what the prediction shows.
Social Security Announces Changes After Trump Directives
She has since been replaced by acting Commissioner Lee Dudek, who confirmed that DOGE staffers will not be able to make changes to agency systems, benefit payments or other inform
Working While Receiving Social Security Retirement Benefits: What You Should Know
You can definitely work while receiving retirement benefits -- and you may eventually get more money because of it.
What Is a Social Security COLA, and How Can It Affect Your Retirement Plan in 2025?
Retirees are often thought to be living on fixed incomes, but most of them are collecting Social Security benefits, and those benefits are not exactly fixed -- because they're increased nearly every year via cost of living adjustments (COLAs).
Here's what upcoming budget negotiations may mean for Social Security
Benefit cuts are off the table for now in upcoming budget negotiations, experts say. But the agency may continue to struggle with customer service woes.

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