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

When the SSA announced that benefits would be getting a 2.8% COLA in 2026, it also shared that it expected the average ...

Social Security changes in 2026 include a cost-of-living increase and an increase in the maximum benefit recipients can get.

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's ...

The SSA pays monthly benefits to more than 70 million Americans, including retirees and people with disabilities.

Michigan Social Security recipients will see normal payment schedule for January 2026, though a 2.8% cost-of-living increase ...

Some confusion has surfaced as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will not receive a payment during the month of ...

Overall, Nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent COLA beginning in January 2026 and increased ...

Holiday season expenses strain the finances of nearly 74 million people who receive Social Security payments, all waiting anxiously for the expected cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, which for most ...

A group of Social Security beneficiaries do not have to wait until 2026 to receive the COLA increase, and can add it to their income this December. MARGARET JOHNSON MARGJOHNSONVA Holiday season ...