COLA, Social Security

Social Security COLA 2025: Have You Received Your First Boosted Check Yet?
Social Security COLA has been in effect for a month, and that means you should have received your boosted check.
Struggling With Your 2.5% Social Security COLA? 3 Ways to Generate More Retirement Income This Year
Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The purpose of COLAs is to make sure that benefits are able to keep up with inflation. But unfortunately, they often fall short.
Social Security COLA prediction: Bad news for retirees?
The non-partisan 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
4 most worrisome things for retirees on Social Security as COLA disappoints — and how to prepare for what’s ahead
For retirees, healthcare expenses are unavoidable and increasingly unaffordable. Fidelity Research says a 65-year-old retiring in 2024 can expect to spend an average of $165,000 on healthcare and medical expenses throughout retirement — a 5% jump over the previous year and more than double 2002’s estimate.
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?
Younger Retirees Rely On Their Social Security To Get By: Is It Enough To Keep Their Homes?
Younger retirees leaning more on Social Security tracks well with the decline of traditional pensions and the challenges in building substantial retirement savings. The shift f
How families, and not just retirees, depend on Social Security
Social Security is helping more than just older adults as more children start to live with their grandparents.
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Social Security Disability Insurance February 2025: Here's When You'll Get Paid
We're headed into February and next set of Social Security Disability Insurance payments will be heading out to recipients soon. Now that the 2.5% COLA boost has been in effect for a month now, ...
Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Pace to Make History... and Still Disappoint
Retired-worker benefits can hit a psychologically important level next year, but seniors are still likely to get the short ...
Social Security Payment This Week: Up to $967 To Be Sent Out
Social Security benefits form the bedrock of income for millions of Americans—and those who claim Supplemental Security ...
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This Big Change Needs to Come to Social Security ASAP
Millions of older Americans collect a monthly Social Security benefit. And without that income, many would be unable to cover ...
It's Official: 3.2 Million Americans Will Receive Bigger Social Security Checks -- but There's a Catch
The Social Security Fairness Act repealed the WEP and GPO, and are effective for all benefits after December 2023, so not ...
This Was the Average Social Security Benefit in 2005, and Here's What It Is Now
During that time, Social Security retirement benefits have also experienced a change. In 2005, the average monthly Social ...
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Social Security Changes in 2025: topics you should take into account
As 2025 approaches, significant changes to Social Security are on the horizon, impacting both retirees and workers.
Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Update: Here's the Projected Increase for 2026
By now, all seniors on Social Security should have gotten their first checks for 2025. With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living ...