The 2026 Social Security COLA Is Official. Here's How Much the Average Retirement Check Will Increase Next Year. The average ...

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act on October 30.

While recipients, regardless of state, will receive the same 2.8% boost in 2026, there are noticeable dollar differences in ...

Social Security and SSI benefits will increase by 2.8 percent in 2026 due to a cost-of-living adjustment. The average Social Security retirement benefit will increase by about $56 per month starting ...

The Social Security Administration has announced its cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 — and it may not be as high as some Wisconsin recipients may have hoped. Social Security benefits and ...

The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement will now happen on Oct. 24. This announcement has been delayed by the ongoing government shutdown. COLA is projected to increase for recipients ...

The Social Security Administration announced Oct. 24 that Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The ...

Social Security recipients will see an added cost of living adjustment rise to nearly 3%. The average retirement benefits will grow to $56 monthly starting January 2026. Millions of Social Security ...