The estimate, released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), is slightly up from April's 2.3 percent forecast.

COLA increase might be just 2.4%—the lowest in years. Here’s how shrinking Social Security raises housing risks for retirees.

Social Security recipients are awaiting the 2026 COLA increase. When will the cost-of-living adjustment will be announced and will payments increase?

Social Security benefit payments go up in most years because they must do so to keep pace with rising prices. Since the cost ...

Higher inflation in the third quarter would indeed result in a higher COLA for 2026, which in turn would give Social Security recipients larger benefits for next year. But the extra money would go ...

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) projects a modest 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits in ...

Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 could be 2.4%, up from last month's forecast for 2.2%, according to an independent analyst.

The 2025 COLA increase of 2.5% for Social Security recipients was one of the lowest since 2021, and so far, signs are ...

Social Security beneficiaries are expected to receive the lowest cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) since 2021, according to the latest forecast from the Senior Citizens League. Last week, the ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is on pace to be the lowest annual benefit increase in five years, according to new estimates. But that may change depending on the pace of ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is currently projected to rise just 2.4%—the smallest increase since 2021. While modest on paper, that slight bump in benefits might fall ...