For instance, the Q3 CPI-W average for 2025 was 2.76% higher than 2024, which is how we ended up with the 2.8% COLA. It's ...

The 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security has been set at 2.8%. See the new average payment amounts and ...

Social Security benefits will increase by 2.8% beginning in 2026. The annual COLA is calculated using changes in CPI-W data ...

Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is crucial for retirees to maintain their buying power. The COLA helps to ...

Though a history-making cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would typically be something to celebrate, this is unlikely to be ...

With another year in the books, Social Security retirees will look ahead to 2025. Retirees will receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), the smallest in four years because inflation declined ...

The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) report — a key ingredient in determining the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) — will be delayed due to a partial government shutdown.

To keep pace with rising prices, Social Security applies an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that takes effect in January each year. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit organization ...

In just a few weeks, retirees will get their first Social Security benefits with the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) included. This will raise the average check to $1,976 per month. It's less ...

Millions of older Americans today collect Social Security. For some seniors, Social Security represents only part of their income. But many retirees live only or mostly on Social Security, creating a ...

Inflation has a way of driving living costs up. That’s why Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs, are ...

When calculating the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security payments, the Social Security Administration (SSA) bases it on data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), ...