COLA estimate is pegged at 2.2% after March's inflation report. But experts say Trump tariffs may influence the final COLA.

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is expected to be below this year’s level, analysts said Thursday, due ...

In January, the average retired-worker benefit check totaled $1,978.77. This means TSCL's updated COLA forecast implies a ...

Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, courtesy of the National Archives. What, exactly, is Social Security's COLA, ...

The updated forecast comes amid economic uncertainty sparked by the Trump administration's recent announcement of broad new ...

This is something to be mindful of if your benefits see a substantial increase this year due to the Social Security Fairness ...

Years back, lawmakers voted to make Social Security benefits eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ...

Experts are warning that the expected adjustment to Social Security retirement benefits may be insufficient to prevent ...

Trump’s new tariffs could unintentionally boost your Social Security benefits by increasing the 2026 COLA—but experts say ...

Social Security COLA forecasts show a potential 2.3% boost but rising housing and healthcare costs may still erode retirees’ ...

New government inflation data points to a lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 compared to the 2.5% ...

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