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

Social Security checks could increase by 2.4% next year based on Tuesday's consumer inflation report, according to estimates ...

Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment will be announced in October, it is projected to be 2.4% by the Senior Citizens ...

New government inflation data shows the pace of inflation has subsided from pandemic-era highs. Social Security beneficiaries ...

Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 is expected to be below this year’s level, which would make it the ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is estimated to be lower than that of 2025, potentially making ...

Higher inflation in the third quarter would indeed result in a higher COLA for 2026, which in turn would give Social Security ...

Millions of older adults look forward to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year. The COLA is an ...

Many of them rely on Social Security for their financial well-being. For others, it may be their only form of income in retirement. The SSA applies a cost-of-living adjustment — more commonly ...

Social Security beneficiaries eagerly await news about the cost-of-living adjustment for the following year. For 2026, the adjustment could push the average Social Security check to the largest it's ...

The 2.5% COLA for 2025 raises Social Security payments to about $1,976 per month. What does that mean for retirees this year?

Though retirees could experience some pain in the short term if tariffs lead to higher prices, it also means a higher COLA for 2026.