Social Security recipients can expect next year's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to be the lowest since 2021, following cooler inflation readings in July and August.

In 2025, benefits got a 2.5% COLA. Many older Americans are hoping that 2026's COLA will be larger, or at the very least, the ...

But earlier this year, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act, designed to increase Social Security benefits at a rate "that actually ...

In March, Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill called the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act that would ask the Social Security Administration to do just that.

The Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act, introduced by Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, proposes changes to the calculation of the COLA for Social Security recipients.

While there’s never been a negative adjustment, the COLA has been as low as 0% in 2010, 2011 and 2016. The largest COLA of the last two decades was 8.7% as the U.S. experienced soaring inflation ...

Learn about the Social Security COLA projection for 2026, including what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for your retirement — updated for June 2025.

The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the annual bump in recipients’ payments to help them deal with inflation.

In March, Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill called the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act that would ask the Social Security Administration to do just that. ...

The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the annual bump in recipients’ payments to help them deal with inflation.