NEWBURY — In partnership with the Newbury Council On Aging, the Newbury Town Library presents a free presentation to “Optimize Your Social Security & Medicare Benefits” on Tuesday at 6 p.m. This ...
The failure to reach a budget agreement will shut down much of the federal government on Wednesday, but that won’t stop the ...
Retired workers are on pace to get a historic COLA next year, but Social Security benefits may still lose buying power as ...
Even in the best-case scenario, retired workers may be disappointed with Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
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Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. Based on recent inflation data, 2026's COLA estimate just increased to 2.7%. Though that would be an improvement ...
Based on TSCL's and Johnson's projections, a 2.7% or 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment would provide a $54 to $56 monthly boost ...