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Social Security COLA prediction: Bad news for retirees in 2026?

The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ CPI-W, the index used to calculate the annual increase. December’s CPI-W came in at 2.8%. Getty Images

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Is the 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Really Enough for Retirees to Keep Up With Inflation?

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, added 2.5% to Social Security benefits in 2025. However, as Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel explains in this video, this might not be quite enough to help American retirees keep up with the rising cost of the goods and services they need the most.

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Social Security early COLA predictions are in: Will it help or hurt beneficiaries?

Data from TSCL’s 2024 Senior Survey shows 62% of older Americans worry their retirement income won’t even cover essentials such as groceries and medical bills. Will 2026's COLA increase help?

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Why Your 2025 Social Security COLA Is Probably Too Small

If you receive Social Security benefits, you are getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year. This means your retirement benefits check is going to be bigger than it was before. That's the good news.

AOL · 1d

Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Update: Here's the Projected Increase for 2026

With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in effect, the average benefit has climbed to $1,976 per month. It's better than benefits remaining stagnant, but this increase likely isn't going to make life more comfortable for retirees struggling with rising costs.

Social Security payment schedule for Feb. 2025

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Social Security Payments: Millions May Not Receive Boost For Over A Year

Callers to the SSA hear a message about the Social Security Fairness Act, intended to reduce long and frustrating wait times for those seeking information on the new law. However, more than 7,000 people per day still choose to wait for a live representative, leading to a backlog that is expected to grow in the coming weeks and months.

Kiplinger · 9h

What Is the February Social Security Payment Schedule?

The date your February Social Security benefit arrives depends on what day of the month you were born. Payments follow the month they are due, so your February check is for January.

AL.com on MSN · 1d

Social Security payment this week: Up to $967 to be sent out

The maximum monthly SSI benefit for 2025 is $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple, compared to $943 and $1,415, respectively, in 2024. The increase resulted from a 3.2% Cost of Living Adjustment that started at the first of the year.

Should you claim Social Security at same time

USA Today · 1d

Should you claim Social Security at the same time as your spouse? Here's how to know.

If you and your spouse have a nice amount of money saved up, then you may decide that you'll each claim Social Security as soon as you're able to — meaning, at age 62. And if you're the same age, that would have you filing for benefits at the same time.

AOL · 2d

Here’s the Timeline for Social Security Cuts — and What Lawmakers Can Do to Avoid Them

There’s a rumor circulating that Social Security is headed toward bankruptcy. And thankfully, that rumor isn’t true. Social Security can’t completely go bankrupt because it gets funded by payroll taxes.

Post and Courier · 1d

Social Security Matters

About When to Claim Social Security and Taxation of Benefits . Dear Rusty: I am 65 and currently working full-time. Can I apply for and start receiving my Social Sec

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New Social Security Law Faces Long Delay Before Sending Out Adjusted Benefits

It ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced or eliminated the Social ...

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3 Positive Social Security Changes That Arrived in 2025

Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year so that they have a chance to keep up ...

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Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security. Now, they wait for payout

Retired Middlebury, Connecticut, school teacher Bill Callahan waited 40 years for Congress to pass a bill to eliminate the ...

SSI Payment: When do you receive your Social Security deposit if the 1st falls on a Saturday?

The schedule for the distribution of resources in February by the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) remains as usual, after ...

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Worried About How President Donald Trump's Social Security Plans Could Affect Your Retirement? Do These 4 Things to Prepare Now.

Those who are unable to work in retirement may be eligible for other government benefits, depending on their income.

How long will it take for Social Security raises with new law for teachers, police?

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said the Social Security Administration must implement the Social Security Fairness Act as ...

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Dave Ramsey bluntly warns Americans on Social Security, poverty

In 2024, approximately 171 million American workers paid Social Security taxes, and nearly 72.9 million Americans received ...

Trump federal funding freeze: Will Social Security payments be delayed? What about Medicare? SNAP?

President Donald Trump’s pause on federal grants and loans has agencies and individuals scrambling as the fallout continues.

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