The new year will bring a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 2.8%, a slight step up from the 2.5% increase ...

If you receive Social Security benefits in 2026, there are several changes to the program that will impact your payments.

Social Security payments rise 2.8% in 2026. The increase starts in January. Medicare Part B premiums jump to $202.90 monthly.

Retiring at 67 with $6,500 in monthly income places you solidly in middle-class territory, but the financial reality behind ...

The 2026 Social Security COLA is finalized and retirees will start getting their checks this month -- but unfortunately, they ...

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Social Security benefits are rising in 2026. A 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase the average retired worker ...

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that ...

For many of the more than 70 million Americans who receive a monthly Social Security benefit, their payout isn't a luxury -- ...

With the arrival of the new year, Social Security payments will get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). An increase of 2.8%, which averages out to $56 per month, kicks in on January payments to those ...

Social Security payments are on a normal schedule in January, but recipients will still see a change. They'll be a little bigger. Thanks to the 2026 cost-of-living (COLA) increase, Social Security and ...