Most years, beneficiaries receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA is tied to inflation and aims to help benefits keep up with costs. There's good and bad news about the predicted COLA for ...

An early prediction for next year’s Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment shows retirees could be in for a shock. The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA ...

With well over 50 million recipients, Social Security retirement benefits are some of the most relied-on benefits the U.S. offers. The payments provide a financial safety net for retirees, with some ...

Social Security benefits can go a long way in retirement, and most beneficiaries look forward to getting a raise each year via the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Each October, the Social Security ...

The Senior Citizens League predicts a 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment of 2.63%. That would be the smallest COLA since 2021. Some have argued for using different data to figure the COLA.