Social Security checks are paid to more than 50 million Americans during retirement, and one new bill seeks to boost payments ...

Despite the federal government shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the official cost-of-living adjustment ...

The Motley Fool reports that 54% of Social Security recipients find the upcoming 2.8% COLA insufficient to cover rising ...

New Social Security rules could mean you get more—or less—in each benefit check next year. Here’s how to calculate the amount ...

When you work and collect Social Security benefits before your FRA, you are subject to the Retirement Earning Test that could ...

As seniors face rising prices for shelter and medical services, their annual benefit boosts aren't keeping up.

CPI-W inflation measured 2.8% in the third quarter of 2025, so Social Security benefits will increase 2.8% in 2026. The chart below details how the COLA will impact the average monthly Social Security ...

Social Security's most-anticipated reveal, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), is less than two weeks away. Independent forecasts point to Social Security's 2026 COLA making history -- but ...

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 24 even if the government shutdown is still in effect. Social Security's 2026 COLA is likely to be 2.7% or 2 ...

Citing the shutdown, the Social Security Administration postponed its announcement of the annual payment bump beneficiaries ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Oct. 10 the September Consumer Price Index will be released at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24.

Three-quarters of American workers fear Social Security won't be there for them when they retire, a new survey finds.