In legislative developments, Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, reintroduced a bill last week aimed at ...

Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...

However, you want to wait until age 65 to claim Social Security, so you need to find a way to generate additional income for five more years ... will disappear. The average Social Security ...

While the actual 2026 Social Security cost-of-living increase for retired workers won’t be announced until October, the ...

The nonpartisan Senior Citizens League expects the COLA to be 2.3% for 2026, based on a forecast that inflation will drop throughout the coming year. Another forecast by independent Social Security ...

When you are on Social ... last year, the average monthly check for retired workers was $1,925.46. This average check will increase by 2.5% in 2025. That’s because retirees are getting a 2.5% COLA.

The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

For most retirees, Social Security is more than just a monthly check. It represents the foundation of their financial well-being as they age. Beginning in 2002, national pollster Gallup began ...

Each year's Social Security COLA goes into effect in December. This year's 2.5% adjustment was first ... it has been lower. Over the past decade, the average COLA has been 2.6%.

Every year, the Social Security Administration, or SSA, examines inflation data and adjusts Social Security benefits accordingly. In short, the annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is ...